These Empowering Photos Prove Beauty Isn't One Size Fits All

Her story: "At age 17 I was a gymnast, a cheerleader and class president. After a night of drinking, I got into the car with friends and in an instant I went from cheerleader to paraplegic. I realized that the miracle cure doesn't come in the form of me walking again, but from learning to love and celebrate and accept who I am. I became the first wheelchair-bound TV reporter for an ABC affiliate in Miami, I ride motorcycles, fly planes, and I use my wheelchair as less of a restraint and more of a force in my life."