Plus-Size Model Elly Mayday Dies of Ovarian Cancer at Age 30

Plus-Size Model Elly Mayday Dies of Ovarian Cancer at Age 30
Elly Mayday at the Daily Front Row's Fashion Media Awards—After Party at The Wooly on Sept. 8, 2017, in New York City. Paul Morigi/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Elly Mayday, a plus-size model and body positive activist, has died at age 30, following a long struggle with ovarian cancer.

The family of Mayday—whose given name was Ashley Luther—announced on her social media accounts that she had died on March 1, nearly six years after she was first diagnosed with the disease.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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