Kayla Martell is vied for the Miss America crown and, unlike the other contestants, wore a custom-made wig for the pageant
Martell suffers from alopecia areata, a medical condition in which there is hair loss from some or all areas of the body, usually from the scalp. She began losing her hair from age of 13 and as Miss Delaware wanted to educate the public about the disease.
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