Miss Delaware Has Alopecia

According to CBSNews.com, newly-crowned Miss Delaware Kayla Martell isn't your average beauty queen. The bright and bubbly 21-year old Milford native suffers from an autoimmune disease called alopecia, which attacks hair follicles. 

The news report goes on to say that Martell has been bald nearly ten years, but she hasn't let that stop her from going for her dreams.

After five years, she was crowned Miss Delaware on June 12, and her biggest was inspiration, a five-year-old girl named Lilliana Hakim, who suffers from the same disease.

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