In 2012, then 26-year-old Dana Vulin was doused in methylated spirits and set on fire by a woman who wanted to "ruin her pretty face" because she was jealous that Dana had talked to her ex-husband.

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The horrifying attack left Dana fighting for her life in an induced coma - and reduced her to, in her own words, a 'faceless nothing'.

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For two years, Dana lived with a mask over her face as her body healed and she received over 30 agonising operations to correct the damage, all while battling cervical cancer.

When the time came to remove her mask for the very first time, Dana decided to do it in a brave, fun and utterly inspiring way: by working the catwalk at the West Australian Ballet Centre.

Her rehabilitation is far from over and she still wears a body suit, but that "pretty little face" is back.

She told Channel 7's Sunday Night: "I'm going to make this burn my b**ch, I'm going to kick it in the face and I am going to rock scars with my sexy clothes, look hot with my scarred-up body and just make this work.

"I hope [people who look at my scars] see strength, power, confidence, self respect, courage, determination - and I hope they see the scars because it's a part of me now and they see a new Dana."

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She added powerfully: "I am who I am and this is it."