Model Melanie Gaydos, 27, suffers from ectodermal dysplasia, a genetic disorder that causes skin and bone abnormalities...
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She was born with ectodermal dysplasia, a
genetic disorder that affects the growth of teeth, pores, cartilage,
nails and even small bones. The condition means Melanie is bald, and
doesn't have any adult teeth. 
Melanie, a Connecticut native, talked to Yahoo! Style about
getting her start in modeling, dealing with negative comments - and why
she refuses to wear dental implants despite not having any teeth.
'People are more comfortable when I have teeth in my mouth,' she said, before adding: 'But I’m not.'
Of her
inspiration to become a model, Melanie revealed: 'I always had this
fascination of being larger than life. I wanted to be on a billboard or
on a big movie screen.'
But
the model's first passion was fine art, which she studied at New York's
Pratt Institute and which first helped usher her into modeling, after
she began focusing on self-portraits, allowing her to discover and
embrace her own unique beauty.
'I
think it helps other people to see me in a different way rather than if
they met me on the street, and what their preconceived notions might
be,' she explained.
Eventually,
a boyfriend convinced her to try modeling. Melanie recalled: 'He helped
me to understand that I am the only person who looks like me, that
there was potential.'
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