India, Oct. 23 -- Miss Nevada USA Mary Sickler, who has alopecia, surprised her fans and followers on Wednesday, October 22, by not wearing her wig during the pageant preliminaries. The event took place in Nevada's Reno city. Embracing all aspects of her beauty, Sickler made the bold move to ditch her wig as she eyes the Miss USA crown, People magazine reported.

As Sickler demonstrated her confidence on stage, she has now become the first contestant ever with the alopecia diagnosis to compete at the Miss USA event. "I lost all my hair, and I definitely didn't think that I would be walking on the Miss USA stage without any hair, but I am," People quoted Sickler as saying.

However, the journey behind this was not straightforward for her, ...