MICHAELA DAVERT: I can use my passion and
hobby to open the doors for people with disability. Hi, guys! And welcome back to FunsizedStyle.
COMM: 18-year-old fashionista Michaela Davert
is taking the Internet by storm with her beauty inspired vlogs.
MICHAELA DAVERT: It’s fun to put on makeup
and get all glammed up and put on a nice outfit. I absolutely love it.
COMM: But Michaela is not your typical video blogger.
MICHAELA DAVERT: My channel FunsizedStyle
is mainly about makeup and fashion, kind of just accepting, like, what you naturally look
like. You see a lot of girls on the Internet and in magazines, how you should look, and
I want to try and change that by making these videos and telling girls that you are beautiful
just the way that you naturally look.
MICHAELA DAVERT: Here we go!
MICHAELA DAVERT: Hi guys and welcome back
to FunsizedStyle. And for today’s video, I would talk to you guys about some of my
favourite eyeshadow palettes. You guys know how much I love eyeshadow.
COMM: Michaela has a brittle bone condition
called Osteogenesis Imperfecta, which means her bones break very easily.
MICHAELA DAVERT: I’ve had probably nearly
90 fractures within my lifetime and about 25 surgeries.
MICHAELA DAVERT: When I was younger I broke
really easily. I think though that people were most like afraid to even get near me.
I didn’t break that easily. But, like, you could touch me. As I have gotten older, my
bones have gotten stronger, which helps. But overall, my bones are still really fragile.
Our high school in general was very clicky as most high schools were, but it was extremely
hard for me to make friends sometimes, but I made a couple. But I am kind of glad that
that chapter in my life is over for sure. I am really blessed with a great support system
and a great family.
COMM: Michaela’s mum Melissa was also born with the condition.
MELISSA DAVERT: My parents quit counting fractures
at 200 when I was just a young child. I estimate that I have had about 300 fractures, mostly
in my legs and arms. And one time due to accidental fall, I actually broke my skull as a young child.
COMM: Now Michaela is using her online videos
to encourage others to embrace and celebrate their own individual beauty.
MICHAELA DAVERT: Just like really positive
comments, it’s really, it can be overwhelming at times. Like it’s hard for me to fathom
like 29,000 people, like, it’s just support. It’s just amazing.
MICHAELA DAVERT: This girl says, ‘Love you.
You inspire me to do anything. Go girl.’ Somebody said, ‘ I thought you were already
wearing makeup when you first started this makeup tutorial. You have a beautiful natural
complexion. Loved this video.’
MICHAELA DAVERT: With my arm span I can’t
do the perfect Vs but it work for me and I, I make it work.
MICHAELA DAVERT: I find it strange that people
say that we look different and it’s because we are different. But in reality we are all
different. I want girls to know that they are beautiful just the way that they look.
I have had people tell me that I am ugly or that I am fat, and I don’t care. And I want
to share that with girls, and the fact that people all around the world are watching me
is just awesome.
MELISSA DAVERT: I am very proud of her. I
know that she has affected positively the lives of many people. We all have challenges
in life and some are visible and some are invisible. And I think how Michaela inspires
people is they instantly see that, ‘Oh, my goodness! This girl has a lot to deal with
every day and look at her attitude. She is smiling. I mean she is talking about makeup. She is
talking about things that are important. They have nothing to do with her challenges. She
is over coming those things and living a happy life.’
MICHAELA DAVERT: Don’t let your medical
condition or disability be the excuse or stand in the way. You may have to do things differently
than normal people do. But that’s okay. There are people, they have told me that I
would never sit up, I would never go to school. Some doctors told me that I shouldn’t have
been born. So, I am exceeding all kinds of limitations already. So, if there is something
that you want to accomplish in this world, then definitely go for it.