PHOTOS and VIDEO - ‘’Talia Was The Meaning Of A True CoverGirl’’ As Tribute Pours In For Youngest Ever Cover Model Who Lost Cancer Battle Aged 13

 

CoverGirl has paid tribute to its youngest ever star Talia Joy Castellano, who died yesterday aged 13 following a six year battle with cancer.

The beauty giant issued an official statement to its Twitter account reading: 'Talia Castellano was the meaning of a true COVERGIRL. Please join me in sending love and honoring her memory.'
It has also re-released an image of the teen's honorary CoverGirl poster, which was unveiled last September on the Ellen show. The photo has been updated with the caption 'In Loving Memory.'

 

It was Talia's popular YouTube make-up tutorials that saw her become a CoverGirl, following in the footsteps of stars including Drew Barrymore, Taylor Swift and Pink.
She received her professionally shot advert from Ellen DeGeneres - another representative of the cosmetics brand live on TV.

Talia was first diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma cancer, a tumor that develops from nerve tissue in infants and children, on Valentine's Day in 2007 when she was just seven years old.

Following chemotherapy, surgery and radiation she was cancer-free for one year but in September 2008 doctors found the disease had spread to a small lymph node near her heart.
For the next four years she received various treatments, but after periods of remission the cancer kept on returning to other parts of her body.

Doctors suggested a bone marrow transplant as a possible remedy but Talia decided forgo another painful surgery and enjoy her remaining days.

Desiree Castellano, Talia's mother, who supported her daughter's decision to forgo surgery, told Florida's Blood Centers in 2010: 'She made bald beautiful. She's a gorgeous girl, everyone's telling her, "you look gorgeous without any hair!"'