A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face. Canadian beauty, Cassandra Naud, 22, loves her unique appearance and even credits her birthmark for making her memorable in the dancing world. The pretty brunette, from Alberta, Canada, who was once told by a casting agent to digitally erase her birthmark from her headshots, says: 'My birthmark is a huge part of me. “It makes me unique and memorable, which is especially important for the career I’ve chosen.'
A woman who was left scarred for life by an acid attack orchestrated by her ex partner has told of her ordeal and her battled to rebuild her life .
Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full .
A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
She is about to start driving and soon will be able to legally buy alcohol and get married, but Poppy Webb-Jones still looks and thinks like a ten-year-old girl .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
A coroner stunned an inquest into a honeymooner who died abroad today by asking her husband if he was involved in her drugs death .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .