Women share stories of losing their hair

女性们分享她们脱发的故事

The Documentary Podcast

2025-11-01

23 分钟
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Something unusual happened recently at the Miss USA beauty contest: Miss Nevada, 22-year-old Mary Sickler, walked on stage without any hair. She had lost it to a condition known as alopecia but, until that moment, had worn a wig in public. Tens of millions of women around the world suffer from some form of hair loss and the story has sparked a global conversation. We bring together three women with alopecia, in the US, South Africa and the Netherlands. Many people having cancer treatment can also lose their hair – it’s usually temporary but can be permanent. Three women whose hair fell out during cancer treatment share their experiences of baldness, wigs and dating mishaps.
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  • Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service.

  • This time in BBC OS Conversations, we're bringing together women to discuss losing their hair.

  • What was that like?

  • And how did they deal with it?

  • Something unusual happened recently at the Miss USA Beauty Contest.

  • Miss Nevada, 22-year-old Mary Sickler, walked on stage without any hair.

  • Mary had lost all her hair to a condition known as alopecia,

  • but until that moment had worn a wig in public.

  • As it happens, tens of millions of women around the world suffer from some form of hair loss.

  • Understandably, it can be traumatic to come to terms with, but it's not often talked about.

  • Later, we'll bring together three women whose hair fell out during cancer treatment.

  • That conversation includes, I have to say, a lovely story.