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A top French court is being asked to overturn bans imposed by 26 towns on women wearing full-body swimsuits known as "burkinis" on the beach.

Siam, 34, a mother and a former air hostess, was recently fined by police in Cannes for wearing leggings, a tunic and a headscarf on the beach.

She describes how the incident made her feel 'like a stranger' in her own country.

(Photo: Women on the beach. Credit: Getting Images)