BEAUTY AND TENACITY
THIS STORY WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE BI-ANNUAL PRINT ISSUE OF A BOOK OF (A BOOK OF: NOW, SEPTEMBER 2019)
“There are lots of people who have disabilities that follow me, but the majority of the people that follow me don’t have disabilities. So, I do my best not to get angry with the situation but educate and figure out a way we can all get together and talk about it.” - JILLIAN MERCADO
READ JILLIAN’S FULL STORY HERE
MODEL: JILLIAN MERCADO @IMG MODELS
PHOTOGRAPHER: IRVIN RIVERA
STYLING: MONICA CARGILE
MAKEUP: ROSALINDA MACIAS
HAIR: DAVID HARRINGTON
PHOTO ASST: PHIL LIMPRASERTWONG