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Redefining the Selfie with @allydelmonte

For more from Ally’s life in selfies, follow @allydelmonte on Instagram. For more inspiring young voices from around the world, follow @weday and explore the #weday hashtag on Instagram.

“#Hellomynameis Ally Del Monte (@allydelmonte). I live in Connecticut and I just turned 17. I’ve been bullied my entire life because of my weight, and for a long time I couldn’t see anything beautiful about me. Then I started to take more photos, and looked hard to find my own beauty. Now, I take selfies all the time. Sometimes it changes your day to find a great picture of yourself. Whenever you feel cute, you should take a selfie. Even if you don’t feel cute, you should take a selfie, because you can always find one feature that is wonderful. I want to help other teens understand that no matter what others say, there is always something to love about yourself.

I’m really big into music. After having a bad night when I felt hopeless about myself, I heard ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ by One Direction the next day on the radio. Even though they didn’t know me, hearing them say things like, 'No, girl, you’re good. You’re beautiful,’ helped me a lot. I’ve become a really big fan of them. I’ve made so many friends through online communities — like, being a fan of One Direction or Five Seconds of Summer or Demi Lovato. Going to concerts, I get to share these songs that have helped me through a hard time, or that have made me happy, with other people. It’s inspired me to start writing and recording my own music, to share my story and my version of hope with others.”

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