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MRS AMERICA PLATFORM - DISABILITY ADVOCACYNICOLE LA HA ZWIERCAN CROWNS MAGAZINECROWNS MAGAZINEFront and Back Covers by Mat ty Jacobson All Hair and makeup by Constant ine JamesNicole La Ha Zwiercan is the mot her of two children, Cristiano and Ashlynn, and the wife of Dr. Christopher Zwiercan. Their lives were forever changed by their daught er Ashlynn?s quadriplegic cerebral palsy diagnosis. Since then, the Zwiercan family has dedicated it self to community inclusivity and accessibilit y advocacy. Nicole?s passion is inspiring a more-kind and inclusive world as a community leader, author, and as Mrs. America 2022-2023. She was elect ed t o serve on the board of trustees for the Village of Homer Glen, Illinois from 2020 -2023. She currently works for the Illinois State Senate as a comm unications and mult imedia specialist. Nicole is a passionate advocat e for building inclusive and accessible communities and was t he recipient of the 2018 Humanit arian Award for her work in the com munit y. She was appointed the first chairperson of t he Homer Glen Ability Awareness Committee, a comm itt ee t hat advocates for community members who live with disabilities and their families. Toget her with her family, she hopes t o be a voice and serve as a light for families navigating t he beautiful chaos of diagnosis and inspire each family to creat e their own different kind of perfect.it s simple be kind.comBUY HERE

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