10 Unconventional Models Who Helped Diversify Fashion in 2015

Who: The 25-year-old model broke into the industry this year when her friend took photos of her after her chemotherapy treatments for Hodgkin's lymphoma. In an interview with the Today Show, the LIM college student said modeling was not a career she actively pursued, but all that changed after she lost her hair. "I thought that would be a great opportunity to show people that it's OK to look this way and keep going and feel strong,” Dayna said. "I really wanted to do that for others.” Despite having stage IV cancer, she has not let that stop her from conquering her goals.

Break-Out Moment of 2015: After signing a contract with Major Models, Dayna walked at New York Fashion Week for Eckhaus Latta.

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