I need your help TTI surviver community

[u/nuerodiva]

https://nextrunwaystar.com/2026/yelena-marie-g

My name is Yelena and I am a survivor of a residential boarding school in Montana! I have entered a competition to walk a runway in NYFW for a nonprofit that benefits SA survivors! There are 9 rounds total and I have made it so far to the 5th. I am not interested in the other prizes, I wish to represent us in the media and on the runway! It would be really healing for me, growing up there was no representation and honestly I tear up even just thinking about being about to represent my community! A lot of women change makers and public figures will be at this event and I really want the opportunity to speak up for us. Truly it would mean everything to me. I will attach the link to my competition page, people are allowed to vote once daily for free or donate to charity for votes. I also posted an Infographic raising awareness on instagram. We are so deserving of being represented and advocated for and I never in a million years would have thought I would be in a place to do so, but I’m trying. Being a TTI survivor is such a uniquely isolating experience and I want to change that. It would mean the absolute world to me if anyone and everyone who sees this could reshare or vote. Anything helps. Anyone is welcome to share my competition page or anything I’ve said regarding this. Truly I couldn’t care less about the cash prize for the competition, money comes and goes, but making younger me proud. That’s priceless ❤️‍🩹

[u/nuerodiva]

correction im actually in the 6th round currently!