Mumbai: An acid attack survivor who was disfigured by a man she refused to marry has been named as the star of a designer clothing campaign.
Laxmi Saa, 26, will model for an Indian clothing label for their campaign called the ‘Face of Courage’ and said she wants to show other women who have been attacked to have courage.
Laxmi, from Delhi – who was left with agonising injuries at the age of 15 after the older man who was angry that she ignored his advances threw the corrosive chemical in her face – is now an advocate for tougher punishments for acid attacks in India.
Since she was attacked in 2005, she’s undergone many operations on her face. Laxmi told the BBC: ‘This opportunity to represent an apparel brand was a platform for me to set an example for women like me to be confident and have courage despite their physical appearances.
‘This was also a platform for me to send a clear message to criminals that women will not lose courage even after they are attacked with acid to destroy their physical beauty.’
