Interviewing Jess Quinn is like sitting down with a sunny day, or a breath of fresh air. Supplied Jess Quinn has endured hardships, setbacks and suffering many wouldn’t be able to cope with. READ MORE:* 'It's surreal': Model Jess Quinn on 18th anniversary of cancer diagnosis* Christmas In The Park: A Kiwi classic* Dancing With the Stars Jess Quinn signs with US modelling agency* Dancing with the Stars a piece of cake after cancer, losing leg, says Jess Quinn* Dancing with the Stars NZ: Robbie Rakete and Jess Quinn named as contestantsThe only way to save her life was for the, by then very sick little girl, to have the cancerous part of her leg amputated, and undergo a rotationplasty, where the lower part of her leg was rotated 180 degrees and reattached at her hip. Supplied Jess Quinn with her partner Todd in Queenstown. Supplied Jess Quinn and poochy friend.

Source: Stuff September 13, 2021 00:24 UTC