Daniela Kapusta, 17, recently was featured in Vogue Italia, left. She says she spent much of her first three years at St. Charles East in the depths of depression, a product of bullying. Now she is on the board of Hope Club, a suicide prevention club.

Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

St. Charles East High School senior Daniela Kapusta is living out a modeling dream after years of being victimized by bullying.

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Daniela Kapusta, 17, of St. Charles, was recently featured in Vogue Italia. She says she spent much of her time at St. Charles East High School in the depths of depression due to frequent bullying. Things have turned around in her senior year. She is a student adviser on the board of a suicide prevention club. While helping out at a charity fashion show, she modeled a dress which brought her to the attention of the fashion industry.

Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

Daniela Kapusta, 17, a senior at St. Charles East High School, was recently featured in Vogue Italia.

Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

Daniela Kapusta, a senior at St. Charles East, was recently featured in Vogue Italia. While helping out at the Live Out Loud charity fashion show for suicide prevention, she got her break modeling a dress which brought her to the attention of the fashion industry.

Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

Daniela Kapusta, 17, is a senior at St. Charles East High School.

Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

Daniela Kapusta, 17, is a student adviser on the board of the Hope Club, a suicide prevention club.

Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

Daniela Kapusta, 17, of St. Charles has recently been featured in Vogue Italia. She had spent the past three years at St. Charles East in a deep depression, a product of frequent bullying by her female classmates, things have turned around in her senior year. She is a student adviser on the board of the Hope Club, a suicide prevention club.

Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer