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Lizzie Velasquez
Motivational Speaker & Author of Lizzie Beautiful and Be Beautiful, Be You"
SPEAKER FEE RANGE: $10,000–$19,000 [FEE NOTE]
TRAVELS FROM: Texas
Lizzie was born with a rare syndrome that makes it impossible for Lizzie to gain weight. At this time there are only 2 other people in the world that are known with this rare syndrome. Lizzie was bullied during her childhood and she credits her parents and loved ones for instilling in her the courage and strength to be herself. The negativity of others couldn’t stop her from reaching the goals she had set for herself including becoming a motivational speaker and an author. In 2010, she published an autobiography titled Lizzie Beautiful: The Lizzie Velásquez Story. Her second book, Be Beautiful, Be You, urged her readers to accept and love themselves for who they are. Her latest book is Dare to Be Kind: How Extraordinary Compassion Can Transform Our World. She has become one of the most popular TEDx Keynote Speakers including appearances at the TEDxYouth and TEDx Women events.
Lizzie Velasquez is a global motivational speaker, anti-bullying activist, social media personality, and author. Lizzie was born with a rare syndrome. At this time there are only 2 other people in the world that are known to be living with this rare syndrome. In December 2013, she took the stage at the inaugural TEDx AustinWomen, and gave a talk titled “How Do You Define Yourself?” that has garnered over 13 million views across the web. Her story has been featured on Katie Couric, The Today Show, The View, Huffington Post, Associated Press, AOL, MSN, and Yahoo! among many other national and international media outlets.
She is an Executive Producer of the award-winning documentary based on her life, A BRAVE HEART: The Lizzie Velasquez Story, which chronicles her journey from cyber bullying victim to global anti-bullying activist. The film had an Academy-qualifying release in the U.S. in Fall 2015 and began its international release in Spring 2016. Lizzie's latest book Dare to Be Kind: How Extraordinary Compassion Can Transform Our World was released June 6, 2017.
You can watch her new show Unzipped with Lizzie Velasquez, available via the Fullscreen app. You can also catch Lizzie on all social media platforms - where she has over 1.5 million followers combined - posting about anything and everything in her life - her travels, hangouts with her friends and family, her style and makeup routines, and of course, her little pups Ollie and Olivia.
She is an Executive Producer of the award-winning documentary based on her life, A BRAVE HEART: The Lizzie Velasquez Story, which chronicles her journey from cyber bullying victim to global anti-bullying activist. The film had an Academy-qualifying release in the U.S. in Fall 2015 and began its international release in Spring 2016. Lizzie's latest book Dare to Be Kind: How Extraordinary Compassion Can Transform Our World was released June 6, 2017.
You can watch her new show Unzipped with Lizzie Velasquez, available via the Fullscreen app. You can also catch Lizzie on all social media platforms - where she has over 1.5 million followers combined - posting about anything and everything in her life - her travels, hangouts with her friends and family, her style and makeup routines, and of course, her little pups Ollie and Olivia.
- Dare to Be Kind: How Extraordinary Compassion Can Transform Our World
- Be Beautiful, Be You
- The Lizzie Velasquez Story
- How Do You Define Yourself?
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