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Blind woman to hold fashion show on mountain summit

Heidi Booth
BBC News, Derby
BBC Tilly wears a green and blue floral dress and is smiling at the camera. She had a heart shaped silver necklace on and light blue dangly ear rings. Her hair is blonde and shoulder length, it's down but clipped off her face. Behind her is a rack of clothing and union jack bunting.BBC
Tilly Dowler says she wants to give back to the charity that ed her

"I can see that you are there, but with the light behind you, I can't see your face, it's just a blur."

Tilly Dowler is describing what she can see when she looks at me.

She was ed blind in 2022 and has completely lost her central vision because of a genetic condition called Stargardt disease.

Despite this, she has decided to climb Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales, with five other blind or partially sighted walkers to raise money for charity.

When they reach the summit, the 26-year-old is hosting a sustainable fashion show.

Supplied Tilly wears a light blue hoody and padded grey gilet. She is wearing black leggings and walking boots with red laces. She has black sunglasses on and her hair tied back, she is smiling at the camera and is on a muddy path with fields behind her.Supplied
Tilly, 26, started to lose her sight at the age of 15

Tilly, who is from Castle Donington in Leicestershire, said: "We wanted to do something crazy and make people think, wow, why are they doing that":[]}