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My leg weighs 45 KILOS

Posing for the camera in a black and white dress, I felt like a million dollars.

While any aspiring model would find a photoshoot exciting, for me it was extra special.

That’s because, having been born with lymphedema, it had taken me a long time to feel confident about my looks.

My whole life, my left leg has been bigger than my right one.

Soon after I was born, a doctor had taken my mum, Tamika, aside.

‘Mahogany’s left foot has a

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