America’s Got Talent 2017 finalist Kechi Okwuchi has released jaw-dropping pictures from a recent photo-shoot. Earlier in the week, she had teased her fans on Twitter with a behind-the-scenes video.

 

 

Kechi Okwuchi was born and raised in Nigeria. Unfortunately, she — along with 60 of her fellow classmates from Loyola Jesuit College in Abuja, Nigeria  — was involved in a plane crash in 2005. They were travelling on Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 when the crash occurred.

 

According to her:

“Fifteen minutes to the end of the flight, the pilot announced that we would be landing soon in the Port Harcourt airport. I was sitting in an aisle seat next to my close friend, Toke. Suddenly everything seemed different. We were going down way too fast. Someone in the back shouted, “Is this plane trying to land?” I turned to my friend and we held hands. I asked her, “Maybe we should pray?” but before we could start, there was a loud sound and the next thing I remember was waking up in Milpark Hospital, South Africa. To this day I don’t remember the actual impact of the crash.”

 

This led to the death of about 107 people in the plane of which two survived – she among. She suffered burns over 65% of her body. During recuperation, she found solace in singing.

 

 

Kechi has made lemonade out of her lemons as she has become a force to reckon with. Her joy has become contagious as she lives her life motivating others.

 

She told the Daily Word audience:

“Keep moving forward. Any obstacles you think are blocking you can be overcome. No matter who and where you are, you are always going to encounter obstacles. Never give up. Someone, somewhere, is going through the same thing, or worse. Later you will look back and see how you were able to make it through, and you’ll find the confidence to overcome any future challenges.”

 

In her recent shoot, she is a ray of sunshine. Check out the pictures below as revealed on her social media handle.