Shelley-Marie Sumner, 23, was relentlessly mocked by her
cruel classmates due to her severe eczema, which left her
confidence in tatters, even as her skin cleared up in later
years.
Metro Uk reports that, after her boyfriend Dean convinced
her she was beautiful, she finally felt confident enough to
enter this year’s Miss Black Country beauty pageant, which
she won.
She said of her bullying: ‘In primary school it wasn’t as bad
as you’re only children, but at high school the bullying got
much worse. People would try and get away from me like I
was contagious.
‘We had to wear long-sleeved shirts so during the summer,
I was always going to see the school nurse to put my
eczema cream on and cool down.’
Shelley-Marie’s small stature, along with her skin, made
her an easy target for bullies. However, now she has had
the last laugh after winning the regional competition as well
as competing in Miss England.
Shelley-Marie’s eczema became the target for her meanclass mates (Picture: Cavendish)
‘It was completely mad. I was sitting on a throne with this
big crown on and my family were staring at me in
amazement. I was extremely happy to have won it,’ she
said.
After years of being made fun of, Shelley-Marie said it felt
‘amazing to show the bullies what I could achieve, despite
all their cruelty’.
Not only has her victory improved her self esteem, but it
has also given Shelley-Marie a new sense of direction in
life.
‘In the future I’d like to go into schools and talk about
bullying and self-esteem. I want to urge victims to speak
up and not suffer in silence like I did,’ she said.
Shelley-Marie’s eczema became the target for her mean
class mates (Picture: Cavendish)
Shelley-Marie credits her boyfriend Dean Williams with
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