I have wholesale sexy swimwear scars and no hair, so what? Meet the plus-size model with ovarian cancer - and a bold new lingerie campaign celebrating her 'completely natural body'
I have scars and no hair, so what? Meet the plus-size wholesale fashion dresses model with ovarian cancer - and a bold new lingerie campaign celebrating her 'completely natural body'.
Determined to show people that beauty comes from within, a plus-size lingerie model battling a rare form of ovarian cancer is refusing to let her scars, and bald head, get in the way of her career.
Elly Mayday, 25, was diagnosed with serous carcinoma, a form of cancer usually seen in post-menopausal women, last year. But despite losing her flowing blonde hair and undergoing a hysterectomy, she has insisted that she continue modeling.
'In the lingerie industry, it's not something you do,' the size 14 Canadian native, who has since lost 40lbs from chemotherapy, told . 'It's all about long hair and big breasts and arched backs. But it's important to show what real women look like underneath their clothes.'
Elly Mayday, 25, was diagnosed with serous carcinoma, a form of cancer usually seen in post-menopausal women, last year. But despite losing her long hair and undergoing a hysterectomy, she is continuing to model.
After moving from Saskatchewan to Vancouver to pursue her dreams of being a flight attendant and model, Miss Mayday was finalizing plans to move to New York when she was diagnosed.
After the model's surgery and chemotherapy, Forever Yours Lingerie decided to shoot Miss Mayday with no hair -- scars and all -- for its latest campaign.
'It's important to show what real women look like underneath their clothes,' said the size 14 Canadian native, who has since lost 40lbs from chemotherapy
Forever Yours Lingerie, which sells lacy undergarments for women of all sizes, began working with Miss Mayday last year.
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