An curved arrow pointing right. Jillian Mercado has muscular dystrophy, but her disability hasn't stopped her from becoming a force to be reckoned with in the fashion industry. Mercado is the face ...

Eight beautiful disabled girls, desperate to be models, battle it out to win the prize of a fashion shoot in top style magazine Marie Claire, photographed by Rankin.

I never saw the pieces I wanted to wear on models with bodies ... runways that celebrate my identity. Fashion and style have become an avenue to reclaim my disabled identity and pride.