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How Old Is Natalia Grace Now? Her Real Age Today

Discover the true story behind “The Curious Case of Natalia Grace,” the Ukrainian orphan with dwarfism who was accused of faking her age.

They also claimed that, despite her appearance, she was not a child but rather an adult sociopath with hidden motives, all while grappling with her rare genetic disorder, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita. After spending time in an orphanage and unstable homes, she was brought to the U.S. through international adoption by New Hampshire couple Dyan and Gary Ciccone in 2008, according to court documents and PEOPLE. After Grace escaped the Mans family, she went to live with Nicole and Vince DePaul, a couple who had previously attempted to adopt her, at their home in upstate New York.

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