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WWW.NICOLEPEDRA.COMNICOLE PEDRA IS REDEFINING BEAUTY, STRENGTH%u2014AND THE FACE OF CHRONIC ILLNESSPhoto Credit: Scott SappMOST MAGAZINE - ISSUE 8043Nicole stopped hiding. Instead of masking her pain or retreating during difficult moments, she began sharing them. Her honesty%u2014at once disarming and empowering%u2014sparked a ripple effect. From candid Instagram captions about autoimmune fatigue to unfiltered behindthe-scenes reels showing treatment days in between jobs, Nicole began building a platform rooted in radical vulnerability. Her audience grew, not just in size but in substance%u2014people from all over the world who saw themselves in her story, many for the first time.What makes Nicole%u2019s voice stand out isn%u2019t just her message%u2014it%u2019s her tone. Her content is often raw, sometimes funny, always grounded. She talks about illness not as a tragedy but as a truth. And in doing so, she gives permission for others to stop performing perfection too.MOSTMAGAZINEwww. nicolepedra.comIG: @ nicolepedraModel, actress, and chronic illness advocate Nicole Pedra isn%u2019t just making space in the fashion and wellness industries%u2014she%u2019s reshaping the conversation altogether. With over 130,000 followers and a growing presence both online and in front of the camera, Nicole is proving that beauty and resilience can%u2014and do%u2014coexist.Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at the age of just ten, Nicole never experienced a %u201cbefore.%u201d Unlike so many, her life wasn%u2019t split into chapters of healthy and unwell. Instead, her identity formed entirely in tandem with chronic illness. There were no public figures talking openly about MS back then, no playbook to follow, no influencers showing treatment routinesbetween glam shoots. The silence was loud, and for many years, Nicole stayed quiet too.As she entered adulthood, Nicole followed a more traditional career path, working in corporate roles while managing the ups and downs of MS in private. But when she pivoted to a creative career%u2014first as a model, then an actress%u2014the pressure to present a %u201cflawless%u201d image only grew. The industries she entered, though glamorous on the surface, rarely made room for invisible illness. The expectation to be polished, energetic, and %u201calways on%u201d clashed painfully with the reality of fatigue, flare-ups, and infusion treatments.But a few years ago, everything changed.