Model shares faith and resilience after paralysis

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – At 25, Diamond Jonise is dedicated to inspiring young people through her modeling career though her path to the runway wasn’t easy. After battling depression, she felt invisible. Everything changed one night two years ago on her birthday when a life altering event would test her strength and resolve. It was then that her faith would guide her to an even bigger stage.

“I really had low self-esteem. I actually hated what I looked like,” said Jonise.

Throughout her teenage years, Diamond would share looks on social media. She began taking modeling seriously in college by actually booking jobs and working with agents…

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