ABOUT ERICA
ERICA DELIGNE
Erica’s life is an inspiration to many women after her battle with breast cancer in 2021. As an influencer, she focuses on inspiring all women to advocate for their health by sharing her own story and empowering breast cancer patients to know all of their surgery options when facing a double mastectomy. Erica did her own research on the risks of breast reconstruction and learned about the option of going flat (aesthetic flat closure, AFC) by reading other women’s stories who suffered from failed reconstruction. Statistically, one out of three reconstruction cases will endure complications. Erica’s mission is to create more awareness about the AFC option for women to know about because, unfortunately, even though going flat is the easiest option for the body to recover from, not all surgeons are presenting it as an option. Erica stands strong in her belief that all women deserve the right to be presented with all options to make an informed decision, regardless of whether they wish to reconstruct or not.
“The number of women who are prioritizing the health of their bodies over appearance is rapidly increasing with the rise of breast implant illness and breast cancer becoming the global leading cancer in 2021. We are in a pivotal movement in modern history, where women are forgoing society’s expectations of appearances and prioritizing their well-being. A way of thinking that I believe should be more celebrated within industries, especially fashion, since a part of fashion’s purpose is to celebrate the bold and courageous,” said Deligne.
Erica Deligne is a fashion/lifestyle blogger who began her venture in blogging in 2013 after missing her work as a visual brand manager with Express during the years 2007 to 2011. Afterward, she worked as a sales and marketing director until 2018, when she decided to operate Delightfully Deligne, LLC full-time. Erica has professional marketing and styling experience in the industry for 15+ years. Her influencer status as a blogger crossed over easily to on-camera talent when she started offering tailored video content for businesses and brands to use for digital marketing. Other services offered are image & wardrobe consulting, brand & website development, social media consulting, and guest speaking engagements.
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Erica also focuses on inspiring single mothers and teaching them to never give up on their dreams. As a single mother herself, she knows the daily mental struggles of overcoming self-limiting thoughts due to life’s circumstances. She wants single mothers to know their road might seem more difficult than others, but they are blessed by being taught strength and courage in a way others can’t relate to or even attain.
Her son, born in 2007, is the fuel for her drive and determination every day.
“I purposefully talk to my son openly about the dreams I have for myself so that he, too, can know that he can create the life of his dreams. I tell him daily to follow his passions because when you love what you do, it doesn’t feel like work. I remind him that you can’t just dream; there has to be a plan to execute, and with drive and determination, you grind it out until literally, you witness yourself manifesting the life of your dreams,” said Deligne.
In the past, Erica used to question why she was only drawn to reading self-development books, but now she knows it was to prepare her mind to deliver inspiring content naturally. She is a huge advocate for meditation and symbolic spiritual guidance. Erica began practicing meditation in 2005 and can confidently attribute her peace from within, patience, and self-understanding of her Self to this practice.
