Modelo com síndrome rara vence a insegurança com fotos poderosas

Aos 10 anos, a modelo Sara Geurts foi diagnosticada com síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos. A condição afeta os vasos da pele, das articulações e do sangue, inibindo a produção de colágeno. Graças a isso, Sara parece muito mais velha do que realmente é.

Mesmo tendo apenas 26 anos, a doença fez com que sua pele desenvolvesse rugas prematuras, o que a deixava bastante insegura em relação à sua aparência. Porém, há dois anos Sara decidiu que iria entrar na luta contra os padrões de beleza – e está sendo muito bem sucedida nessa tarefa.

BOOOKED FOR L.A. AUG 3 – 8TH!! I am sooo ecstatic to announce I have been contacted by Volition Magazine to be featured in their next Fall Issue!! "VOLITION is a Bi-Monthly, 250+ page, full-color High Fashion & Art Publication based in Los Angeles. It is our goal to create a place for the creepy kids to call home and to inspire others to follow their heart." For those that don't know, LOOK EM UPP, GIVE EM A LIKEE??& vibe out with their creative vision. I CANNOT WAIT TO BE BACKK IN L.A & hope to do some networking out there as well! Thaaank you all for your lovee and support, ill be sure to keep you all postedd! Thank you thank you & we can only go upp from here! ☝❤? • • • • • • • #week #tuesday #photoshoot #photograpy #venicebeach #losangeles #california #ehlersdanlosawareness #ehlersdanlossyndrome #effyourbeautystandards #inmyskiniwin #mybeautymyway #loveyourbody #loveyourlines #selflove #nowrongway #beyou #bebeautiful #perfectlyimperfect #blessed #inspire #beauty #embrace #happy #vibes #sorrynotsorry #real #model #wlyg #weloveyourgenes

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Ela, que é natural de Minnesota e vive em Los Angeles, nos Estados Unidos, compartilhou sua história pela primeira vez em 2015 através da campanha “Love Your Lines” – um projeto que exaltava as diferentes aparências que as mulheres podem ter. Na época, sua história recebeu 25 mil curtidas, segundo contou em um vídeo gravado para o canal do Youtube Barcroft TV (veja abaixo).

Através do Instagram, Sara segue compartilhando sua história e inspirando outras pessoas a não se ater aos padrões de beleza irreais ao mostrar que sua pele também pode ser linda. Ela é seguida de perto por mais de 5 mil pessoas na rede social, onde posta novidades sobre sua vida e sua carreira como modelo.

"Your going to meet people who are intimidated by you. You're different. People don't know how to react or how to accept someone who doesn't follow the crowd… They are not used to somone who doesn't try to fit in — So instead of bolstering your uniqueness, they'll try and make you feel like you're weird or damaged. I'm here to offer some well earned advice : Screw them." ? • • • • • • • • #week #thursday #tbt #throwback #latergram #instaphoto #sorrynotsorry #victoriassecret #qotd #ehlersdanlosawareness #ehlersdanlossyndrome #effyourbeautystandards #inmyskiniwin #mybeautymyway #loveyourbody #loveyourlines #selflove #nowrongway #beyou #bebeautiful #perfectlyimperfect #blessed #inspire #embrace #happy #vibes #model #wlyg #weloveyourgenes

A post shared by Sara Geurts (@sarageurts) on Jul 6, 2017 at 2:56pm PDT

Happy 4th to all! ? • • • • • • • • #week #tuesday #photoshoot #photograpy #instaphoto #aaclassics #AAmodel #merica #4thofjuly #happy4th #ehlersdanlosawareness #ehlersdanlossyndrome #effyourbeautystandards #inmyskiniwin #mybeautymyway #loveyourbody #loveyourlines #selflove #nowrongway #beyou #bebeautiful #perfectlyimperfect #blessed #inspire #embrace #happy #vibes #model #wlyg #weloveyourgenes

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"I didn't come this far to only come this far." ❤ • • • • • • • • • #week #monday #motivation #quote #latergram #latepost #photoshoot #photograpy #ehlersdanlosawareness #ehlersdanlossyndrome #effyourbeautystandards #inmyskiniwin #mybeautymyway #loveyourbody #loveyourlines #selflove #beyou #bebeautiful #blessed #inspire #embrace #happy #sorrynotsorry #nowrongway #bodypositive #bodypositivity #model #unsigned #wlyg #weloveyourgenes

A post shared by Sara Geurts (@sarageurts) on Jun 26, 2017 at 1:54pm PDT

"She was everything real in a world of make believe." -Atticus • • • • • • • • #weekend #friday #photoshoot #photograpy #skin #latepost #ehlersdanlosawareness #ehlersdanlossyndrome #effyourbeautystandards #inmyskiniwin #mybeautymyway #loveyourbody #loveyourlines #selflove #nowrongway #blessed #inspire #embrace #beyou #bebeautiful #bodypositivity #bodypositive #borndifferent #real #model #wlyg

A post shared by Sara Geurts (@sarageurts) on Jun 23, 2017 at 10:50pm PDT

For all my new followers and the individuals that have reached out THANK YOU SO MUCH!! this weeekend is PRIDE in Minneapolis and am so sorry for me delay in responding but I promise, I WILL GET BACK TO THOSE WHO HAVE REACHED OUT AND MESSAGED ME. The last 48hrs have beeen amazing and so wonderful, thank you all so muchh and hope you all have a woonderful weekend! ❤???? • • • • • • • • #weekend #pride #love #equality #minneapolis #minnesota #pride2017 #parade #festivities #festival #lgbtq #lgbtpride #excited #happy #blessed #somuchfun #smile #ehlersdanlosawareness #ehlersdanlossyndrome #effyourbeautystandards #inmyskiniwin #mybeautymyway #loveyourbody #loveyourlines #selflove #beyou #bebeautiful #model #wlyg #weloveyourgenes

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Shadows. • • • • • • • • • • • #weekend #photoshoot #latepost #latergram #aaclassics #jewelry #barcrofttv #feature #life #ehlersdanlosawareness #ehlersdanlossyndrome #effyourbeautystandards #effthelabels #inmyskiniwin #mybeautymyway #beautyisnotgeneric #loveyourbody #loveyourlines #selflove #nowrongway #beyou #bebeautiful #blessed #inspire #embrace #beauty #real #model #wlyg #weloveyourgenes

A post shared by Sara Geurts (@sarageurts) on Jun 21, 2017 at 4:39pm PDT