Model Profiles
Meet the Models: Jillian Black
I am not the same person. But the new person I am – is stronger. The person I am now is more focused. More aware. I love more deeply and openly. I invest heavily in the people who I love, and who love me – and tune out everything else. My kids see my strength, I hope – and I try to help them see their own strength, power and resiliency, too. Cancer takes a lot. But somehow, through all of it, I somehow gained, as well.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Dan Strafford
This October, one model’s walk down the runway will not just be a step—it will be a living tribute.
He’ll be walking hand-in-hand with his daughters, honoring the life and legacy of their beloved wife and mother, Kimberly—a woman whose presence was as powerful as her love, whose laughter filled rooms, and whose quiet strength guided her family through unimaginable moments.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Lori Labedz
When Lori was diagnosed with breast cancer on August 4, 2021, her first thought wasn’t about herself—it was about her daughters. The fear was immediate and deep.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Stefanie Ennis
When Stefanie received her breast cancer diagnosis, she wasn’t entirely surprised—yet nothing could have fully prepared her for how much it would change everything. At 40, attending her first mammogram, she was told they’d found a few calcifications. “No big deal,” the doctors said. But within days, “no big deal” had become a diagnosis: ER/PR-positive breast cancer with three tumors, lymph node involvement, and a full treatment plan that began with chemotherapy on October 1—the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Anya Huston
When Anya was diagnosed with breast cancer, she was blindsided. She had convinced herself it was nothing—just a precautionary visit, not something serious. But then she heard the word: cancer.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Melanie Randall
Melanie wasn’t shocked when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her body had been signaling that something was wrong for quite some time.
“I was actually a bit relieved to finally have an answer. I could feel something was off—and now I knew what it was. Now I could do something about it.”
Read MoreMeet the Models: Monique Costa
When Monique was diagnosed with breast cancer at just 27 years old, it came out of nowhere. She had no family history. She found the lump herself. “I was completely shocked. I never imagined breast cancer would happen to me at such a young age.”
Read MoreMeet the Models: Christina Muratore
Meet the Models: Christina’s Story – For Katie. Last year, Christina almost didn’t walk the runway. She had just undergone her mastectomy. Her reconstruction was still healing, and she wasn’t…
Read MoreMeet the Models: Sabrina Baloun
Before her own diagnosis, Sabrina spent her career as a Physician Assistant in oncology. She diagnosed cancer, discussed treatment options, and supported patients through the hardest moments of their lives.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Deborah Williams
Metastatic breast cancer has encourage me to live in the present and enjoy every day. I know how quickly this disease can turn and I’m grateful for the tribe I have in my life.
Read More