Stunning beauty queen and Miss Russia runner-up has hit back at bullies who beat her up and called her ‘ugly’
Anastasia Reshetova, 20, said her classmates called targeted her because she was too tall and had a prominent jaw
A MODEL and former Miss Russia runner-up has spoken out about being cruelly bullied by her classmates at school because they thought she was ugly.
Russian stunner Anastasia Reshetova, 20, claimed that she was singled out as she was "too tall" and had a "prominent jaw".
The brunette beauty competed in the 2014 Miss Russia competition impressively finishing in first runner-up position.
Anastasia has spoken out about her harrowing past, describing how the bullying from her peers would sometimes turn physical.
She said: "Once I came home covered in bruises. I hid them with foundation, put a hoodie on and did not tell anybody anything."
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The brave model said she didn't want her family to know what had happened because she found the situation "humiliating".
Anastasia's parents separated when she was young and she and her sister were raised by their father, who was very strict on the two of them.
When she turned 17, she decided enough was enough and left her dad's home, never going back.
She said: "I simply said goodbye. At the beginning I got support from by boyfriend back then, and after Miss Russia I started earning money myself."
Anastasia, who was once accused of being anorexic, is now trying to lose weight after developing a more curvaceous figure.
She runs her own beauty salon, the Anatomia Beauty Clinic in Russia and has a custom vintage clothing line called InHype.