Swim model Victoria Vesce receives honor during Miami Swim Week
Vesce is a swim model, full-time attorney and brain tumor survivor
Vesce was honored at The 5th Annual Wonder Woman Initiative during Miami Swim Week in Miami Beach, Florida.
Vesce underwent surgery and targeted radiation therapy after being diagnosed with multiple paraganglioma, a brain-skull tumour, and a carotid body tumour in 2017.
Vesce said it wasn't easy dealing with trolls who were just as eager to be critical online, while receiving love and encouragement from her fans on social media.
Vesce has previously mentioned that despite losing "100%" of her hearing in her right ear, she's "doing great."
Among tens of thousands of entries, Vesce was selected as a finalist in the SI Swim Search and was subsequently photographed by renowned SI photographer Yu Tsai.
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