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16-year-old bullied for birthmarks becomes a model

Sixteen-year-old Alba Parejo was bullied for having more than 500 birthmarks — now she’s a model and can be seen in magazines, buses and billboards across the country. Alba Parejo is a 16-year-old unearthly beauty from Barcelona, Spain. Parejo was born with congenital melanocytic nevus, a condition that causes brown birthmarks and dark patches of skin to form on the skin.