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Reshma Bano Qureshi, a beauty blogger who was attacked with acid in 2014, will walk on the runway at New York Fashion Week this September.
Reshma, 19, was chosen to 'walk the ramp' by FTL Moda and the charity [Make Love Not Scars]. She was attacked on her way to an exam centre in 2014 by her estranged brother-in-law. He threw sulfuric acid at her and her sister, burning her sister's hand and Reshma's face was severely scolded as she tried to protect her sister. The attack left her blind in one eye, and Reshma has undergone nine months of skin graft surgery.
In August Make Love Not Scars released an emotional video of the moment Reshma was told by the NGO's founder Ria Sharma that she would be walking out at Fashion Week.
Since the attack, Reshma has been producing videos about makeup and fashion as a way to campaign for greater regulation of the sale and access to acid in India. The videos have been copied onto the Make Love Not Scars YouTube channel.
Reshma closes the video below with this statement:
"You'll find red lipstick easily in the market. Just like concentrated acid."
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