17-year-old Katrina Burgess was told that she may never walk again after she survived a nearly fatal 70 mph car crash. The accident left her with a plethora of injuries, including a broken neck, back, and ribs, punctured lungs, and a damaged pelvis.

However, Burgess was able to make a miraculous recovery after doctors put her back together using 11 metal rods. The operation was risky but gave her a chance at life that she would have never had without it. After her story broke in the news, a modeling agency scouted her and ended up signing her.