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I was walking through Times Square in New York when I saw a massive billboard with a face whose powerful expression was so striking,

it stopped me cold.

Then I noticed the name, Gillian Mercado.

So I googled her, naturally.

I learned that she's been the face for Target, Nordstrom, and Beyonce campaigns.

I also learned that she was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy as a kid,

and she's part of a wave of models and inclusivity activists who are opening up the fashion industry and our minds to the many ways a person's character, gifts, and spirit can be expressed.

Jillian, I love that I said to you, oh, I saw your billboard in Times Square. And what was your response, Jillian? I said, which one? Which billboard? How surreal is that? That specific billboard you're talking about. I told my little sister to come with me to, like, see it for the first time, and to record my reaction because I knew I was going to black out. That's exactly what happened. So if you watched the video, I'm just like, oh, my God, oh, my God. But really, I don't know what happened until I was out of Times Square. It was so surreal because my face was like 50 feet high. It was crazy. Yeah, it was huge. It was high. And it's your city. And it's where it was born. I know. I remember my first time coming to Times Square when I was like five or six. And it was during the time that they had a huge cup noodles in the middle of Times Square. And so that was like my first memory of Times Square. And just to see my face there years later, it's like, whoa.

It's awesome.

Growing up, are you a fashionable kid?

You know, it's funny you say that because I remember all my teachers going,

ooh, you look so cute today.

Or like telling me, oh, my God, I love your style.

But like it never clicked to me that I was fashionable. It was just always like, oh, yeah, my God, I love your style. But, like, it never clicked to me that I was fashionable.

It was just always like, oh, yeah, my mom. Did you put yourself together? Did your mom put you together? When I was younger, I feel like I was her Barbie doll. She was, like, go shopping, like crazy. Or make clothes. I remember my mom making clothes when I was younger. Yeah, because you come from a family where fashion in some ways is a thing, right?

Both your parents.

Yeah. crazy or make clothes. I remember my mom making clothes when I was younger. Yeah, because you come from a family where fashion in some ways is a thing, right? Both your parents. Yeah, yeah. I didn't know

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