The world came to know 32-year-old Colombian model Daniella in 2011 when she represented and won the Miss Colombia pageant, which led her to represent her country at the 61st Miss Universe contest in 2012.

In June of 2020, she went for what she thought would be a simple operation to remove a small mass from her abdomen, which she explained in an Instagram video was about the size of a coin.

In the process, doctors realized that the mass was affecting her heart, which led the former Miss Colombia to have to have multiple surgeries and grafts.

During her third surgery, she explains that she lost blood circulation to her left foot. She had to make the difficult decision of keeping a non-functioning limb or having it amputated with the hopes of getting a prosthetic that could ultimately help her to dance champeta and bachata, as well as run, ride her bike, swim, and do all the things she enjoyed doing before the operations.

"I love my body the same as before," she shared in Spanish in the caption that accompanied her moving video. "I'm happy to be in this world to tackle all of the challenges that will come in my new life."

"I know that with God's help everything is possible," she continued. Then, the Colombian model quoted the late Mexican painter Frida Kahlo: "What do I need feet for when I have wings to fly?"