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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tOlivia Culpo, Julianne Hough and more stars have become fierce advocates for women\u2019s health \u2014 especially when it comes to endometriosis. Endometriosis causes abnormal tissue growth in and around the uterus, and is one of the leading causes of infertility in women. The condition occurs in as many as 1 in 10 women, according to [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Yai has been commanding catwalks since 2018, going on to win Model of the Year at the 2025 Fashion Awards earlier this month.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI was told that I would be a flash-in-the-pan and that I would be crushed by the machine that is the fashion industry and my career would only last six months,\u201d she said in her acceptance speech<\/a> during the December 2 ceremony. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long six months, huh?\u201d<\/p>\nYai further stressed that she\u2019s since worked \u201ctwice as hard and taken twice as many risks\u201d to make her mark in the industry.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end of the day, I didn\u2019t have anything to fall back on,\u201d she continued. \u201cI didn\u2019t have parents in the industry [or] a trust fund to rely on. What I did have was a bloodline of resilience and strong-willed parents who sacrificed everything for my future. I am a refugee, and there\u2019s nothing stronger than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\u201cI was told that I would be a flash-in-the-pan and that I would be crushed by the machine that is the fashion industry and my career would only last six months,\u201d she said in her acceptance speech<\/a> during the December 2 ceremony. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long six months, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n Yai further stressed that she\u2019s since worked \u201ctwice as hard and taken twice as many risks\u201d to make her mark in the industry.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the end of the day, I didn\u2019t have anything to fall back on,\u201d she continued. \u201cI didn\u2019t have parents in the industry [or] a trust fund to rely on. What I did have was a bloodline of resilience and strong-willed parents who sacrificed everything for my future. I am a refugee, and there\u2019s nothing stronger than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n