Hudson Valley beauty queen raises awareness about rare genetic disorder
Brianna Worden is the current Miss New York International and suffers from a rare genetic disorder that affects the nervous system, called neurofibromatosis or “NF.”
Share:
More Stories
2:34
Guide: Safety tips to help prevent home burglaries
48ds ago0:48
How to protect yourself against frostbite during arctic chill
94ds ago1:31
What's Cooking: Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace's prime rib roast
131ds ago2:19
Guide: Safety measures to help prevent fires and how to escape one
196ds ago2:07
Tips on how to avoid confrontation with sharks while swimming in the ocean
280ds ago2:33
5 tips to prevent mosquito bites and getting sick from viruses
291ds ago2:34
Guide: Safety tips to help prevent home burglaries
48ds ago0:48
How to protect yourself against frostbite during arctic chill
94ds ago1:31
What's Cooking: Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace's prime rib roast
131ds ago2:19
Guide: Safety measures to help prevent fires and how to escape one
196ds ago2:07
Tips on how to avoid confrontation with sharks while swimming in the ocean
280ds ago2:33
5 tips to prevent mosquito bites and getting sick from viruses
291ds agoA Hudson Valley beauty queen is raising awareness to a genetic disorder that she’s suffered with since she was a baby.
Brianna Worden is the current Miss New York International and suffers from a rare genetic disorder that affects the nervous system, called neurofibromatosis or “NF.”
The 26-year-old from Grahamsville, in Sullivan County, was diagnosed when she was 2 months old and suffers from inoperable tumors on her arm and inside her body.
She says just because someone is sick or may look different, it doesn’t define who they are.
“What I want people to know is that while I might have a disease or disorder it doesn’t impact who I am as a person,” says Worden. “I have NF but it doesn’t have me.”
Worden was also the 2020 ambassador for the Children’s Tumor Foundation, a nonprofit she continues to work with to raise money for research and a cure.
