angie, whose birth occasion, the biggest celebration of all. >> that was a pinnacle for my parents to have the baby girl. >> little angie was one of those kids who learned about independence early on who grew up busy and strong and stubborn. >> nobody got in her face because she would take care of you. >> she was a wee, petite thing. >> angie was 5'11" and she was strong. >> but, of course, big can be a problem for a girl. as a teenager, she was too tall, too awkward. she struggled. and to make it worse, her parents' marriage fell apart. >> that's when angie went and just made friends whoever accepted her. >> among angie's new friends was jessica martinez. >> we both had very poor image because we had weight problems and wanted to be accepted not by what we looked like but for the people we were. >> jessica turned out fine.