Model Profiles
Meet the Models: Barbara Bigelow 2025
Barbara Bigelow has spent over two decades navigating breast cancer. Her journey is one of grit, advocacy, heartbreak, hope—and survival against the odds. She’s not just a patient; she’s a force.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Joshua Smith
This fall, Joshua Smith returns to the Runway for Recovery stage not with his wife, Katie, but for her. Katie passed away in December 2024 after living courageously with metastatic breast cancer for three years. While she is no longer physically with us, her spirit radiates through her family, her former students, and the greater community she inspired—especially the Runway family, where she once danced with joy, defiance, and hope.
Read MoreSpotlight Model Boston: Christine Handy
“Lending courage until others find their own.”
Christine Handy is no stranger to the runway. A professional model since childhood, she’s graced the catwalks of major fashion houses, represented global brands, and stood confidently under the glare of countless lights. But this fall, when Christine takes the stage at the Boston Runway show, it won’t just be as a model. It will be as a beacon—of survival, of transformation, and of grace.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Christina Clements
For those who’ve been a part of Runway for Recovery over the years, Christina is a familiar face—and a powerful presence. A seasoned model and a resilient advocate, she returns to the stage this year not only to represent her own story, but to stand alongside others navigating the ever-evolving path of survivorship.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Andrew Earle
This fall, Andrew Earle walks the Runway in honor of his late wife, Hannah, whose journey through breast cancer was one of profound courage, intentionality, and love. Her story is woven deeply into the Runway for Recovery community—one she believed in wholeheartedly. Today, Andrew continues that connection, honoring her legacy, and walking to inspire others navigating the unbearable weight of loss.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Jennifer Lawrence
Model Spotlight: Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Lawrence’s story is a testament to the strength of love, family, and community in the face of overwhelming adversity. Diagnosed with breast cancer not once,…
Read MoreMeet the Models: Emily Lewis
Emily isn’t walking the runway because she had breast cancer. She’s walking it because she made a powerful, preventative decision after learning she was at high genetic risk. As a BRCA1 previvor, Emily carries the weight of a future that never happened—because she bravely chose to change her present.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Angelina Hawley-Dolan
Angelina is a mother, a wife, a teacher, a daughter, a friend—and now, a survivor. Her story begins not with a diagnosis, but in the quiet rhythm of everyday life: nursing her youngest child, juggling motherhood and her role as director of a Montessori school, and living fully at just 32 years old. Cancer wasn’t on her radar.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Carly Fauth
Carly is the host of the podcast Chemo Coffee Talk, but she’s about to add “Runway Model” to her list of credentials—and with a story as powerful as hers, we couldn’t be more honored to have her join us.
In February 2024, just ten months after finally turning her fitness side hustle into a full-time business, Carly was in the shower when she felt something off.
Meet the Models: Erin McCarthy
For Erin, her mom wasn’t just a parent—she was her best friend, her travel buddy, her confidante, and her biggest cheerleader. Now, Erin is walking the Runway in her honor, bringing the same joy, sparkle, and energy her mom brought into every room.
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