2005 Sosoliso plane crash survivor and America’s Got Talent finalist, Kechi Okwuchi took a bold step by sharing bikini photos of herself at the beach with her friend.
Kechi, was one of the two survivors of the 2005 Sosoliso plane crash in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, that killed 107 passengers and crew members, including sixty-one of her schoolmates from Loyola Jesuit College in Abuja who were returning home from school for the Christmas holidays. The crash resulted in third-degree burns over all over her body and she has had to undergo about a 100 surgeries after the crash to get her skin back.
Kechi wore a two-piece swimsuit and also ditched her wig as she enjoyed a day out at the beach.
Sharing the photos, she revealed that she feels more confident and less scar conscious than the last time she was at the beach.
28-year-old Kechi has made name for herself since the incident of the crash. She graduated with a first class in Economics from the University of St Thomas in Texas and is a finalist of the 2017 season of America’s Got Talent reality show where she sang her heart out and shared her inspiring story on the world stage.