Women Winning Wednesday #WWW Psalms 116:15 - Precious in the sight of the LORD [is] the death of his saints Joanne Borgella, youre a winner! Your transition is #heartbreaking to so many but we find peace in knowing that you had cancer but #cancer NEVER had you..... You displayed #strength and #courage during a very #difficult, #challenging and most #painful time in your life. You allowed #GOD to use you till the end to #inspire the world! The legacy of the woman you were during your journey on earth will forever encourage others to keep their faith in GOD when theyre at the weakest moment in their life because thats when HE stands as our Protector the most. Your beautiful #soul shined through your gorgeous smile and radiant face..... #RIP Joanne Borgella May 29, 1982 – October 18, 2014 Haitian-American singer and model. She was signed to Wilhelmina Models in New York City, Miami and LA. She was the first winner of MoNiques Fat Chance pageant as Miss F.A.T. in 2005 and a top 24 contestant on the seventh season of American Idol in 2008. At the age of 13 she attended Union School in Haiti where her father, Dr. Joel Borgella, ran for President in the 2006 presidential elections. Her father is the founder of Radio Tropicale, the first international Haitian radio station. Borgella went on to attend private school at the Academy of St. Josephs in Long Island for her last two years of high school and graduated in 2000. Her mothers name is Danielle Ford. She began singing at 3 and performing at 13 working in Bugga Basements with Wyclef Jean. In 2008, she auditioned for the talent search reality television show American Idol. After successfully completing Hollywood week, she was chosen to be one of the top 12 girls and overall top 24 final contestants for the seventh season. Her musical influences were Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Alanis Morissette and Andrea Bocelli. Borgella was eliminated on February 21, 2008, along with Colton Berry, Garrett Haley and Amy Davis. In October 2013, Borgella shared a video alerting her fans that she had been diagnosed with cancer. Through a series of videos, Borgella continued to update those following her journey. Its a rare case because its spread to my chest, Borgella shared during her first video, but its really not about a stage [of disease]. God is with me and I feel his presence every day. I just wanted to share this information with everyone to let them know what Im going through and Im going to update everyone every week as much as I can. Borgella shared that she was suffering through very painful headaches and, upon going to the emergency room to figure out what was going on, she found out that the cancer spread to her brain. Borgella died on October 18, 2014 at 5:45 a.m. She was 32. Source: Wikipedia
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:16:25 +0000
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