World's Hairiest Girl, Supatra Sasuphan, Inspires Community To Look Beyond Appearances

She may be the hairiest girl in the world, but that's not what Supatra Sasuphan's community sees when they look at her.

The 11-year-old girl from Thailand is one of only 50 people known to have Ambras syndrome -- a condition which makes hair grow all over the body, including her face and neck.

She was teased and bullied when she first started school, but her confidence, aptitude for academics and refusal to give up on her dreams have helped her peers and teachers see another side of Supatra, MSNBC reports.

"She is very, very good," one teacher told the news outlet. "She is a very good student, very happy."

Supatra said that when she grows up, she hopes to become a doctor to help sick people in need.

"It's the way I am," she told MSNBC of her condition. "I don't even think about it."

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Comments

[bkhart]

10:04 PM on 02/25/2012

Hey, how about this... we stop the teasing and name calling? This world is suffering enough from intolerance of differences. Who decides what is normal and what is beautiful? It is nobodies business what someone else looks like. Get over your judgmental attitudes. Good grief. Don't people have anything better to do than tell others what they should do with their appearance? No wonder reality shows are so popular, too many shallow, megalomaniacs who want to play god. Grow up, people, and get a real life.

[Goldie Treasure]

01:54 AM on 02/25/2012

This little girl is so cute, hair and all! I wish people would stop being so shallow too, people can really be damaged by cruel words.

[tyger]

11:33 AM on 02/24/2012

It is a gene holdout from evolution.

[fd909]

11:20 AM on 02/24/2012

Nope. I won't say it. I won't. Nope...wrong, wrong ....it's wrong, wont' say it!!

[SemperVeritas]

11:17 AM on 02/24/2012

It is amazing to me how many heartless and insensitive posts
there are about this poor little girl.

[artistic tiger]

01:34 PM on 02/24/2012

People want to be funny. Pathetic.

[Llib Noswad]

10:11 AM on 02/24/2012

When I first saw the picture, I thought that it was my mother-in-law.

[SemperVeritas]

11:17 AM on 02/24/2012

Shame on you. Have you no soul?

[jdhuegel1]

11:37 AM on 02/24/2012

Soul? You know... Santa isn't real either right?

[andriel529]

09:54 AM on 02/24/2012

Hopefully they find a cure for her. God bless you honey.

[Francois G]

09:42 AM on 02/24/2012

Thanks... I'm not hungry anymore...

[n1ne1]

09:22 AM on 02/24/2012

chewy!!!

[Susan Osterhout Troiano]

09:05 AM on 02/24/2012

You can learn a lot from those with a disability or a medical condition. At first they may not have accepted their fate but over time they have learned how to and channel that positive onto others. The power of overcoming any obstacle that gets in our way.

[whatsthatsound]

08:17 AM on 02/24/2012

Wow.

[Muzzle Me]

08:09 AM on 02/24/2012

They are always on the lookout for a possible or even temporary cure? One word: Gillette. Yeah, not convenient every day to shave, but guys do it everywhere. Wish the article would have explained how quickly her facial hair grows.

[dawglover704]

08:54 AM on 02/24/2012

Yes, I would have liked to known more about her condition in the article.

[erdkz2389]

02:48 PM on 02/25/2012

Watch the video. She's had laser treatments to try and remove the hair, but it grows back. And her mom cuts it regularly, so I'm assuming it grows pretty fast.
Also, how many guys do you know that have to shave their foreheads, noses, and eyelids?

[skylcort]

03:54 AM on 02/24/2012

It's not wise to tease a Wookie.

[fd909]

11:22 AM on 02/24/2012

Wookie? You mean like a new basebaw pwayer?

[americawasgreatonce]

03:31 AM on 02/24/2012

I wish her a happy life.

[KIVPossum]

03:18 AM on 02/24/2012

I admire people who can be positive no matter what.
Good luck to the little girl