Dallas Cowboys fan Armani Latimer He shined in the Lone Star State on Monday night.
Latimer, 23, who suffers from alopecia, took the field on Monday, November 9 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas without a wig for the first time as the Cowboys battled the Cincinnati Bengals in Monday Night Football.
The fan revealed for the first time that she was diagnosed with the condition, which causes hair loss, on Netflix America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Fans Earlier this year.
In a common section Via Instagram On Monday, Latimer could be seen getting emotional as she and the team made their way to the field.
“We're so proud that you're doing this and that you're representing so many little girls out there,” one fan told her. “They will look at you in awe of your strength, and they know they will feel beautiful after this because of what you are doing today.”
After the game, Latimer's teammates continued to express their admiration for Latimer's courage.
“It is truly one of the greatest honors to have you as your teammate,” DCC member W Beloved America star Reese Weaver he wrote via Instagram. “You were made for this time. I love you so much 💜”
DCC Charlie Barbie He captioned the video, saying, “I will cry every time I watch this ❤️Armani, you are truly my role model in every way. You embody everything a leader should be, you have truly become my best friend, and my rock!! I am so excited for the world to see How inspiring and amazing you are!!!!
Latimer discovered she was suffering from hair loss when she was 11 years old, and was officially diagnosed with alopecia when she was 12 years old.
“My mother tried to help me adjust to my new normal by not making me feel like it was a big deal,” Latimer said. Women's health In a story published on Tuesday, December 10. When I was a kid, that wasn't the case. I don't have a lot of bald spots, and the ones I do have an act It was easy to cover the middle of my head and the back of my neck with my mom's help.
Latimer said her bald spots became more noticeable as she got older, and she would use sewing as her cheerleading career began to gain traction, before eventually wearing wigs while performing.
Ultimately, Latimer revealed her motivation for taking off wigs as a way to inspire young girls struggling with hair loss.
“I believe that if I can get over my negative self-talk and self-defeating mentality, I can help change the experience of a 12-year-old who is diagnosed,” she said. “She can start healing earlier instead of waiting until she's 23, like me. There are a lot of societal pressures that come with being a woman, and we don't need more.”
“We can be empowered by so many things, and you don't need your hair to feel that,” Latimer added.