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"Vanessa Minnillo has spoken about being bullied and the insecurities that plagued her in high school. Speaking to students at a youth-mentoring event in Silver Spring, Maryland, the TV personality revealed that her former classmates used to tease her about her looks. &amp;quot;My lips - I see beautiful lips now - but people made fun of me for that. They made fun of me for the color of my skin\u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 I didn&amp;#039;t have perfect hair; I never had good shoes,&amp;quot; the 30-year-old explained to the students. She continued: &amp;quot;When I was your age, I was at the most critical point in my life. I was miserable. I was internally a very sad, sad girl. I was on the cheerleading squad, and I was the president of my class. I cried myself to sleep every night.&amp;quot; The Miss Teen USA offered words of encouragement to the young audience. &amp;quot;You were all born with a unique gift that nobody else has. And that&amp;#039;s what makes you beautiful,&amp;quot; she added. The event was part of First Lady Michelle Obama&amp;#039;s celebration of Women&amp;#039;s History Month. Minnillo is engaged to singer and TV host Nick Lachey. She recently announced that she and Lachey are not ready to have children. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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