On this next episode of Hoy En Día TV, ladies and gentlemen, please join us in welcoming a woman whose life story is a powerful testament to resilience, reinvention, and radiant purpose.

Born in Savannah, Georgia, she began her career lighting up runways and magazine spreads, working with designers and brands recognized on Project Runway and beyond. Her future in fashion and entertainment was bright—until a life-threatening battle with Sickle Cell Disease threatened not only her career, but her life.

Faced with unimaginable odds, she met that moment with extraordinary courage. In 2012, she made medical history as the first woman in the world cured of Sickle Cell Disease through the Stride-HCT Bone Marrow Transplant clinical trial.

But her story didn’t stop there. Instead of quietly returning to life, she chose purpose. Stepping  ...