A Year 12 student almost skipped her school formal after discovering a group of cruel boys had written her name down on a 'fat list'. Summa Wirth, 18, from south-east Queensland, considered staying home from the end of year celebration in November after she became the victim of heartless bullies at her co-ed school. To make matters worse, one of the girls in her year tried to ban her from wearing the colour green because she wanted to wear it instead. Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Summa bravely opened up about the traumatic experience and stressed why it's important for others to understand their worth no matter how they look. Summa Wirth, 18, (pictured with her boyfriend) from south-east Queensland considered staying home from the end of year celebration in November after she became the victim of heartless bullies at her co-ed school 'Just hearing that there was a ''fat list'' of the Year 12 girls and I was on it, I just tried to brush it aside but I had so much anger,' she said. 'To think that there's still people out there trying to put women down and even young teens is horrible.' Summa said when confronted by staff, the boys who wrote the list said it was just a rumour and while one was suspended, the rest escaped punishment. The girls in her class held a meeting to voice their opinions about the bullying and some teachers decided to serve snacks. But the same boys who ridiculed their peers then took it a step further and questioned if the snacks were 'healthy' enough. The 18-year-old is seen with Erin McKenna, the owner of Curve Bridal Boutique while shopping for her formal dress 'I just don't think they realise what they're doing and what bullying can lead to,' Summa said. But the bullying didn't just come from the male students, with one girl specifically demanding Summa didn't wear emerald green to the formal as it was the colour of her dress. 'She was acting as if I wanted to be her, it was so uncalled for, for a teen to act like that towards another teen.' Summa said the reason she wanted to wear emerald green was to honour her sister who passed away before she was born, and whose ashes are kept in a necklace of that colour. Her classmate has since apologised. The teenager said she wanted to speak out to let others know they were beautiful no matter what size they were Summa said finding the right dress to wear was also a battle with one shop assistant leaving her in tears. 'I was body shamed by one worker who told me there was only a couple of dresses in the whole store for someone of my size,' she said. It wasn't until she met Erin McKenna, the owner of Curve Bridal Boutique, that she suddenly found a new sense of confidence - and the perfect dress. 'Erin has changed my whole perspective on life and how I see myself, I have a partner but I had never really felt comfortable in my skin around anyone at all,' Summa said. 'I walked into that store in tears and I was crying while trying on gowns because I didn't feel like myself but Erin calmed me down and told me it was OK.' Ms McKenna, who runs the store offering bridal and formal dresses for sizes 14 and up, said she was touched by Summa's bravery and courage. Summa said choosing the right dress was a battle with one shop assistant leaving her in tears 'When you meet ladies like Summa, you can't help but see your younger self in them,' she told Daily Mail Australia. 'So vulnerable and brave, beautiful and completely unaware of their potential. She will always be a special person to me, she has touched my heart and helped me see how important our mission is.' Summa said she wanted to speak out to encourage others who may be self-conscious to know they were more than what people saw. 'It's kind of always been there, people looking at me the way they do because I'm a bigger girl,' she said. 'It's OK to be curvy. Just because you're chubbier in different places it doesn't mean you're a horrible person or ugly. 'Everyone's beautiful in their own way.' All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility