Baligh was born without ear canals and underwent several surgeries to try and correct her hearing loss.
She now uses a cochlear hearing aid attached to a headband - which has helped her thrive at Pasadena's Alverno heights academy.Baligh says her parents taught her that she could overcome any obstacle.
“Because hard work will beat talent any day - because when talent fails to work hard - that’s when the person next to you is going to work harder.” Baligh said. As a member of the royal court Baligh attends more than 140 public events during her reign - doing community service work and speaking to young people. “When I was younger I didn't want to wear a hearing aid.. I thought it was so uncool. So maybe the Tournament of Roses. Over 40 million people watch this and if some little girl or boy can watch me, see that I'm embracing my hearing aid - maybe they’ll want to embrace it too,” Baligh said.
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