Woman Suffered Burns to 70 Percent of Her Body at Age 10, Walks Stage in Beauty Pageant to Fulfill Dream

Woman Suffered Burns to 70 Percent of Her Body at Age 10, Walks Stage in Beauty Pageant to Fulfill Dream
Courtesy of Danette Haag
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At age 10, Danette Haag was severely burned in a house fire but she survived, suffering burns to 70 percent of her body. She was left battling physical and emotional scars that would follow her into adulthood.

Now 50, Danette has learned to love the skin she lives in, becoming a wife and mother and fulfilling her once-abandoned dream of walking the stage at a beauty pageant.