Jillian Mercado

Jillian Mercado is an actress and American fashion model represented by IMG Models. As a wheelchair user, she is one of the few professional models who has a physical disability in the fashion industry.

Guest Appearances

October 15, 2020

Actor and model Jillian Mercado joins Jameela this week to discuss Jillian’s experience growing up with muscular dystrophy, going from a child obsessed with fashion to an adult woman working in the fashion industry, how she became a Diesel model, that “different” isn’t bad, advice on how to date a disabled person, and the need for more representation of disabilities in media.