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Melanie Gaydos doesn't look like other models. She's fine with that, even if other people aren't. "When I’m at fashion week, I can tell what people think of me because of the way they interact with me," she says. "I was never, ever bothered by the way that I look. It has nothing to do with me." She is that matter-of-fact, that easy—and it kind of forces you to wonder why anyone worries about their appearance.

Gaydos, 28, lives in Seattle now but grew up on the East Coast. She was born with ectodermal dysplasia, an umbrella term for a host of genetic conditions that affected the development of her hair, teeth, and nails. She got her start in modeling while in New York City attending the Pratt Institute. Art school connected her with loads of other creative types, and one photographer friend asked her to sit for him.

"I was never, ever bothered by the way that I look. Model bio.