Elly Mayday
Ashley Shandrel Luther (April 15, 1988 – March 1, 2019), better known as Elly Mayday,[2] was a Canadian model and activist for women's health. She was known for battling ovarian cancer throughout her modeling career. She was photographed with surgical scars and a bald head from chemotherapy.
| Elly Mayday | |
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_-_headshot.jpg) Mayday in A Perfect 14 | |
| Occupation | Model, advocate |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in[1] |
| Agency | Dorothy Combs Models |
In 2013, she was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer only seen in elderly women.[3] She was originally called a plus-size model by industry standards, a label which she rejected, saying that she embraced her size 14 body, and was normal size.
She was on the front a campaign for the Australian Women's Weekly and was one of six models featured in plus-size lingerie company Lane Bryant's #ImNoAngel campaign in April 2015. Her unretouched surgery scars were visible in the photographs.
Mayday died from the disease on March 1, 2019 at a hospital in Vancouver, aged 30.[4]
Elly Mayday Media
Mayday in A Perfect 14
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References
- ↑ "Elly Mayday - Dorothy Combs". Dorothy Combs Models. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ↑ "Elly Mayday on Instagram: 'Elly Mayday's given name was Ashley Shandrel Luther. She was born on April 15, 1988 in Saskatchewan, Canada. Ashley was deeply loved by her..." Instagram.
- ↑ Donaldson James, Susan (January 21, 2014). Plus Model Elly Mayday Continues to Pose Despite Bald Head, Scars. ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/model-elly-mayday-fights-cancer-female-stereotypes/story?id=21597235. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ↑ Cachero, Paulina (March 5, 2019). "Body positive model Elly Mayday dies at 30 from ovarian cancer". Yahoo News. https://news.yahoo.com/body-positive-model-elly-mayday-dies-30-ovarian-cancer-211313568.html. Retrieved March 15, 2019.