She might suffer from muscular dystrophy and be wheelchair bound, but that hasn't stopped the New York model from defining what she thinks of as beautiful. Mercado was cast in Diesel's 2014 'We Are Connected' campaign. She first met Diesels artistic director Nicola Formichetti through a shoot produced by We The Urban magazine, where she works as the executive editorial director. She attended a casting call by the agency as 'a joke' - and was in disbelief when they called her back. The campaign sees Mercado and her electronic wheelchair clad in Diesel attire - and her chair is certainly not hidden in anyway. She said: "There was a time where I compared myself to people around me...Too soon I realized that I was living a lie. We must stop looking for guidance on how to be beautiful because we can be our own compasses."
I love Stephen King and music festivals; I eat my toast upside down; I daydream about getting married probably a bit too much; and I wish every day for a pet sausage dog puppy (who never materialises – sob).
