Valeria Levitin, the world’s thinnest woman, weighs just four stone, well below the healthy range for her height. Living in Monaco, the 39-year-old warns girls against aspiring to her emaciated figure, sharing that she receives fan mail from those wanting to emulate her.
Struggling with anorexia since her teens, Valeria reflects on the loneliness and self-hatred it has caused. Early dietary restrictions from her perfectionist mother and hurtful comments from peers intensified her desire to lose weight. Now, she has developed food intolerances and feels isolated.
Valeria dreams of motherhood through surrogacy, viewing it as motivation to reclaim her health. She states, “I want to stand up to anorexia, and I’m not going to give up.”
