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 m
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’.
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