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Mama Cax, a boundary-breaking model, activist and advocate for the fashion industry's inclusion of differently abled models and people of color, has died of complications from a weeklong illness, her family announced on Friday, via social media. She was
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In 2017, Cax appeared in her first commercial advertisement, and soon signed with the modelling agency JAG Models in New York. Among her appearances, she walked the runway in shows for
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brand for their sunscreen marketing campaign. In
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in 2018, parading in a swimsuit designed by Becca McCharen (CEO and
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for severe abdominal pains and blood clots in the lung, which were later confirmed as a
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She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in international relations.
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While in
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American–Haitian model and disabled rights activist (1989–2019)
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628:"The Chromat Runway Continues to Champion Body Diversity"
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right leg, Cax was an unconventional figure in modern
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750:"Mama Cax Has Passed Away at 30"
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