Meet The World’s Thinnest Woman

 

Valeria Levitin is a Russian woman who has the unfortunate distinction of being known as the world’s thinnest woman. At 56 pounds, Levitin is anorexic and cannot put on enough weight to have a healthy life. She is a walking skeleton who understands that her disorder will likely kill her, and she’s doing everything her power not to become a role model for young girls who are literally dying to become thin. 

In interviews, Levitin has talked about how she used to be a healthy, curvy young woman when she was 19, but that slowly, her anorexia stripped away her confidence, security and happiness, and has transformed her into something that people pity or despise.