What is Lizzie Velasquez?
{{Infobox person |name = Lizzie Velasquez |image = Lizzie Velasquez 2017.jpg |alt = |caption = Velasquez in November 2017 |birth_name = Elizabeth Ann Velásquez |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|13}} |birth_place = [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Texas]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |other_names = |known_for = Public speaking, television appearances and book authorship |occupation = Motivational speaker, book writer | parents = Rita Borja Velásquez <br /> Guadalupe Fonsi Velásquez |nationality = [[Americans|American]] |website = }} '''Elizabeth Anne Velásquez''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɪ||z|i|_|v|ə|ˈ|l|æ|s|k|ɛ|z}}; born March 13, 1989) is an [[Americans|American]] woman whose [[rare disease|rare medical condition]] has led her to become an [[author]] and [[public speaker]]. ==Early life and background== She was born on 13 March 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/|title=Free Family Tree, Genealogy and Family History - MyHeritage|website=www.myheritage.com}}</ref> Her age was reported as 23 in September 2012, a time when she was near to finishing college<ref name = voxxi>{{cite web|url=http://www.voxxi.com/ugliest-woman-in-the-world-true-beauty/|title='Ugliest woman in the world' teaches about true beauty (September 19, 2012 by Paloma Corredor; published on voxxi.com)|publisher=|access-date=February 9, 2013|archive-date=March 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314222712/http://www.voxxi.com/ugliest-woman-in-the-world-true-beauty/|url-status=dead}}</ref> from [[Texas State University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/texas-woman-gain-weight-bullied/story?id=17228529|title=Texas Woman Can't Gain Weight, Bullied Over Looks|website=ABC News}}</ref> majoring in communication studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://star.txstate.edu/node/5858|title=Q & A: Lizzie Velasquez|publisher=}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Her birth weight was only 2 pounds 11 ounces.<ref>[http://abcn