Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror. She had every reason to be proud. In the space of a year, she had lost an incredible 17 stone. Her weight dropped from 37st 1lbs to 19st 7lbs, and she slipped into a dress before gazing at her newly svelte figure. With her smokey eye makeup and black skater dress, she could have been glamming up for a night on the tiles with her girlfriends. Instead, it was Halloween, 2013, and Ava was hiding a huge secret. Born a boy named William, it was the first time she had ever dressed as a girl – and everything fell into place.
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WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
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This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
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A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .