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| 'Beauty shines' as woman bares alopecia in engagement photos | 'Beauty shines' as woman bares alopecia in engagement photos |
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| Engagement photos are made to last forever - so when Makenzee Meaux prepared for hers, she made a dramatic decision. | Engagement photos are made to last forever - so when Makenzee Meaux prepared for hers, she made a dramatic decision. |
| "I realised it was time to release the burden, to show the real me," 21-year-old Makenzee told the BBC. | "I realised it was time to release the burden, to show the real me," 21-year-old Makenzee told the BBC. |
| She decided to be photographed without the wig she's worn since her diagnosis aged eight of alopecia, which causes hair loss. | |
| "What better way to celebrate engagement than to show our love and the support we've been given," she told the BBC from her home in Texas. | "What better way to celebrate engagement than to show our love and the support we've been given," she told the BBC from her home in Texas. |
| Makenzee and fiancé Bryan met five years ago at high school. | Makenzee and fiancé Bryan met five years ago at high school. |
| Makenzee and fiancé Bryan met five years ago at high school. | |
| Makenzee, who is a waitress and student, says that losing her hair "killed" her confidence and that she was bullied at school. | Makenzee, who is a waitress and student, says that losing her hair "killed" her confidence and that she was bullied at school. |
| "I lost all hope that I could ever feel beautiful again, until I met Bryan," she explained. | "I lost all hope that I could ever feel beautiful again, until I met Bryan," she explained. |
| "He has shown me that the people who love you don't care whether or not you have hair, and the ones who do are not worth your time or your love." | "He has shown me that the people who love you don't care whether or not you have hair, and the ones who do are not worth your time or your love." |
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| More than 1,000 people have shared Makenzee's story since she posted it on Facebook on Sunday. | More than 1,000 people have shared Makenzee's story since she posted it on Facebook on Sunday. |
| She says the response is "amazing and heart-warming" and she's received responses from other young girls with alopecia. | She says the response is "amazing and heart-warming" and she's received responses from other young girls with alopecia. |
| One woman showed the pictures to her six-year-old daughter who lost her hair when she was one. | One woman showed the pictures to her six-year-old daughter who lost her hair when she was one. |
| "She does not remember what it was like to ever have hair," wrote Jessica Barnes. | "She does not remember what it was like to ever have hair," wrote Jessica Barnes. |
| "When she saw your pictures she said, 'Mom she looks like me - all grown up and happy!'" | "When she saw your pictures she said, 'Mom she looks like me - all grown up and happy!'" |
| Another woman commented: "You are beautiful and what a special young man. Congrats." | Another woman commented: "You are beautiful and what a special young man. Congrats." |
| Makenzee's big day won't be taking place until 2018. She plans to wear her wig to walk down the aisle but will take several photographs without it. | Makenzee's big day won't be taking place until 2018. She plans to wear her wig to walk down the aisle but will take several photographs without it. |
| For now she's happy that she shared her story on social media: | For now she's happy that she shared her story on social media: |
| "I want to make sure that all young women know they are beautiful - if you push through, real beauty shines." | "I want to make sure that all young women know they are beautiful - if you push through, real beauty shines." |
| By Georgina Rannard |