A 19-year-old mannequin who misplaced her leg to bone most cancers is heading the most recent Burberry marketing campaign.
Iona Corridor, from Glasgow, signed with inclusive modelling company Zebedee final yr whereas finding out trend at Edinburgh College.
In 2008, Iona was recognized with bone most cancers osteosarcoma in her proper leg, which was amputated only a week earlier than her sixth birthday.
In an interview with the BBC final yr she stated she thought she was ‘blessed’ to undergo the operation as a teenager.
‘It was one thing I grew up with,’ she stated.
‘Though it was exhausting in some methods, I used to be capable of change so rapidly and accepting it was simpler.
‘It turned who I used to be, it turned regular, it wasn’t one thing that I considered frequently.’
Iona is obsessed with making the style business extra inclusive.
She has already begun making a reputation for herself, modelling for the likes of H&M, Schuh and Primark within the final 5 months, and was revealed because the face of luxurious trend model Burberry’s subsequent marketing campaign earlier this week on Instagram.
Pictured carrying an extended black costume in a single picture and black sliders in one other, Corridor has elicited a optimistic response from Burberry’s Instagram followers, with the pictures garnering a mixed complete of 61K likes.
‘The shoot was actually enjoyable and I’m very grateful for being given the chance, it was an excellent expertise,’ Corridor stated.
‘I believe variety within the trend business is essential.’
Corridor’s booker, Ella Singleton-Redmond, added: ‘We’ve been blown away by Iona’s success to this point.
‘She’s been signed with the company for lower than a yr and already booked with enormous manufacturers resembling Burberry and H&M.
‘We’ve been informed by shoppers Iona is a pleasure to have on set and really easy to work with.
‘All of us at Zebedee can’t wait to see what the longer term holds!’
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