The viral dress that told a C-section story - BBC Africa

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When Miss Uganda showed up at Miss World in Vietnam, she wore more than a gown. She wore all seven anatomical layers of a C-section which were turned into art. Designer, Mushirah Abdallah, made sure every stitch honored the scars mothers often carry in silence. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

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