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    Last year, Zeddie 'Watkins' Little became an Internet meme sensation when a photo of him running a 10K went viral. He quickly became known as 'the ridiculously photogenic guy.' Well, now he has a female counterpart, and she's being called 'the ridiculously photogenic surgery girl.'

    A photograph of a 28-year-old woman named Rachel originally appeared on the Ask Me Anything section of Reddit. Rachel, who has congenital emphysema, posted from the ICU at the Cleveland Clinic, where 60% of her lung had been removed. She posted a photo of herself after the operation, and it spread like wildfire, becoming the newest Internet meme.

    The meme started out with her image and the words "Lose 60% of her lung...wins 100% of my heart." So far, the meme has been shared thousands of times. One of the people who commented on her original posting was actually staying at the same hospital and paid Rachel a visit.

    Rachel said she's overwhelmed by all of the attention. "People have been saying so many nice things about me the last few days," she posted. "I've never felt more beautiful."

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