Life for Hitomi Goto had always been about trying to blend in and the envy she felt as a person dealing with dwarfism from an early age, especially when it came to the fashion of her peers.
But the 27-year-old now sees herself in a different light: a standout in the crowd as she has successfully pursued her dreams of fashion modeling and marriage. Motherhood, she says, is just around the corner.
In October 2013, Goto was a member of the "Real Seven Dwarfs," dressed in colorful outfits and rainbow-colored hats for a Halloween event at Tokyo Disneyland, delighting the theme park crowd.