CariDee English is best known for winning America’s Next Top Model in 2008.  Here she is talking about her experiences growing up with psoriasis, going to the public pool, etc.

She discusses having 70% of her body covered in psoriasis scales.  Since she seems to be “all better” now, this begs the obvious question… what psoriasis treatment did she use?

Answer: According to this interview by IGN TV, she apparently used a medicine called Raptiva (produced by Genentech), which is administered through injections.  Because of the some of the sever risks of this treatment, it has been discontinued in the U.S. (read more about what happened to Raptiva here).

The National Psoriasis Foundation is lobbying for a bill that, if passed through Congress, will make psoriasis research government-funded.  Because CariDee English is such a shining example of how well people can do for themselves after overcoming psoriasis, she is an obvious pick to be the face of NPF’s lobbying efforts.