Lia Rane is a 17 year old self advocate born with Mosaic Down Syndrome living with her mom and five siblings in Marlinton West Virginia. She dreams one day of becoming a professional model, singer or actress because she wants to show people her many talents. Read more to learn how she's used her modeling talents to raise money for IMDSA and awareness for people with mDs.

Interview with Lia Rane

Hi! My name is Lia Miner. I'm 17 years old. I live in Marlington, West Virginia. I live with my mom, my mom's boyfriend, and 5 siblings.

I like to sing, workout, dance, read books and listen to music. My favorite book series is Demigods & Magicians and Percy Jackson's Greek Gods both written by Rich Riordan. My favorite songs are Bridges and Can You See by Fifth Harmony and Melodies by Madison Beer. 

I play the flute and I'm a great organizer. I just love to get stuff done.

My dream for the future is to be a model and singer because I want to show people that I really have talent. I want the whole world to know me so I like to put myself out there and try new things like acting. I love trying new stuff.

I've raised money for IMDSA and jump started my modeling career by asking only for copies of the images and a $25 donation to IMDSA. So far I've made a $59.00 donation to IMDSA.

Here's an example of my work.