Welcome to the Storytellers Live podcast where everyday people share real and personal stories.

Some are profound and challenging, while others are more common and relatable shared with honesty and

humor.

But all of these stories reveal what God can do in our lives when we trust him with the

details.

Thanks for joining us.

Hi, everyone. This is your host, Kelly, from the Storytellers Live team. On each episode,

you'll hear a different woman share her story of God's transforming love. These stories are recorded

in a live setting at weekly local gatherings, where we're aiming to build community through sharing,

connecting, and encouraging one another.

Most importantly, these stories reveal the faithfulness of God and how he can take what's

ordinary and broken and exchange it for extraordinary and redeemed.

Today's story was recorded at the Memphis Gathering.

Our storyteller Brandy began modeling when she was just 13 years

old and still does today, but walked away from a lucrative contract at age 17, sensing God had

something different for her. Her experiences and fashion led her to deeper questions about beauty,

image, womanhood, and identity, with a firm conviction that these

things should work together to reflect the one greater than ourselves. Through sharing her story,

Brandy challenges us to think about who and what defines beauty for us. Her hope is that we would

come to see how God desires to use us as both physical and spiritual beings made for

something beautiful. Here is Brandy.

Good morning. Well, thank you for giving me the opportunity to share about my story this

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