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9 Months That Made You

Building a Body

Melanie Gaydos has a genetic condition called Ectodermal Dysplasia, which interfered with the process of cell differentiation incredibly early in her life in the womb, but this has not stopped her fulfilling her dream of becoming an internationally recognized model.

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See how your time inside the womb has determined your destiny on the outside.
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Learn how you became the unique individual you are.
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Follow the story of how, from one egg, you took on unmistakably human form in the womb.
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