Ashley Shandrel Luther (April 15, 1988 – March 1, 2019), better known as Elly Mayday,[2] was a Canadian plus-size model and advocate for women's health.

She was known for battling ovarian cancer throughout her modeling career, and was often photographed with surgical scars and a bald head from chemotherapy.

Mayday was born Ashley Shandrel Luther on April 15, 1988, and grew up on a farm near Aylesbury, Saskatchewan (population 50).

[5] When she was 23 years old, Mayday was working as a flight attendant for Sunwing Airlines, which took her to routes including Cuba, Mexico, and Jamaica.

[6][9] Photos of Mayday with a bald head and surgery scars gained her tens of thousands of followers on Facebook.

[16] In 2017, Mayday was the face of Canadian plus-size clothing store Addition Elle's campaign to raise money for Ovarian Cancer Canada.

[17] She posted about the difficult parts of her treatments on Instagram, including pictures of her exhausted, and videos of her talking about vomiting and undergoing chemotherapy.

She had planned on eventually having five children,[5] and when she was diagnosed consulted a fertility specialist about collecting her eggs, but was told that the drugs used would increase the progression of her cancer, so she decided against it.