Acid attack survivor, Reshma Bano Qureshi's courageous move at New York Fashion Week

Beauty blogger and acid attack survivor Reshma Bano Qureshi  has now walked on the runway of the prestigious New York Fashion Week. 

She has become the toast of India and the world ever since she walked the ramp at the New York Fashion Week on Thursday.

Reshma was scarred for life after her face was disfigured in an acid attack in 2014 

yet she walked for fashion designer Archana Kochhar at the world-famous fashion gala and sent a message of courage and inspiration to other acid attacks survivors.

Before the attack

Read some more facts about Reshma below:

Reshma Bano Qureshi is the youngest daughter of a taxi driver from Mumbai. She loves watching Katrina Kaif films, dressing up and taking selfies.

Her brother-in-law mistook her for his wife (her elder sister) and doused her face with acid as both were wearing a burqa. The incident took place at the railway station in her hometown, Mau Aima, 36 km away from Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. 

 Just weeks before the attack, Reshma got a haircut and bought make-up for the first time in her life, for a family wedding.

Reshma was so depressed after she saw her face in the mirror for the first time. A few weeks after the attack. She cut herself off from the world and even contemplated suicide. A meeting with Ria Sharma, founder of NGO Make Love Not Scars, transformed Reshma’s life. Ria talked her out of depression, and started a crowd-funding campaign to help Reshma meet hospital and legal expenditure. Ria built a strong emotional bond with Reshma. She helped her regain her courage and fight for justice. It was then that Reshma stopped covering her face in public.

Russel Powell, a California-based artist famous for his hand-stamped artwork, made a black-and-white painting of Reshma. She was touched to see this one-of-a-kind artwork, and broke into tears.

Reshma made her modelling debut in the online campaign #EndAcidSale, which became a big hit. In the one-of-its-kind beauty tutorial, Reshma talked about how it takes two minutes to put on blush, but just 3 seconds to scar a face forever. She also talks about how finding the right shade of lipstick is harder than buying concentrated acid in the market. The posters and videos of the campaign won a Glass Lion and two Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2016, France.