Ciera Swaringen, from Rockwell, North Carolina, was nicknamed ‘spotty dog’ by school bullies but now she’s having the last laugh.
The 19-year-old suffers from Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus, which covers 70 percent of her body with marks.
‘One day I remember being on the school bus and hearing a young boy laugh at me and call me a spotty dog,’ she said.
‘But I’m so proud to be different and, at the end of the day, we all have something about us that’s unusual, whether it’s on the inside or the outside.’


She added: ‘I remember when I started school my mom told me that my birthmarks were angel kisses – and that really stuck with me.
‘And my dad is the first person to stand up to defend me if anyone says anything horrible to me.’

With the high volume of birthmarks, she also has to take more care in the sun, as she has higher chance of developing skin cancer.
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