A model left bald by alopecia who was so mortified she even wore her wig in the shower has embraced her look - and says she's now "thankful" she lost her hair. Christie Valdiserri, 29, first noticed a small bald patch at the back of her head in 2016, three weeks after graduating from university.
At the time, no other hair fell out - leading Christie to believe sun exposure caused the “tiny” bald spot. A year later, after moving to become a dance teacher, her hair started falling out in chunks, and “very rapidly.”
Despite intense treatment, Christie eventually lost all of her hair. But she finally accepted her new look and went to a casting call for Sports Illustrated - and modelled with a bald head in a bikini for the first time.
