[AMP-L] Amputee Model Shaholly Ayers Takes Aim at Maxim’s Cover

[Wayne Renardson]

via Amplitude:

When Shaholly Ayers first tried to break into modeling as an 18-year-old,
an agent told her point-blank that her limb difference was disqualifying.

“She actually told me I couldn’t model because of my arm,” says Ayers, a
congenital right below-elbow amputee. This was some years ago
(we’re not saying exactly how many), before models such as Kelly Knox
<https://www.instagram.com/itskellyknox/?hl=en> and Mama Cax
<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/fashion/Mama-cax-dead.html> had started
to normalize limb difference in the fashion industry.

So Ayers finished college, got an MBA, and developed a successful digital
marketing business in Hawaii while picking up modeling jobs (mostly pro
bono) on the side.

The rest of the story, with photos, here:

https://tinyurl.com/252cuebk

Wayne R.
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