Central Illinois winemaker battling breast cancer takes to the runway…

NEW BERLIN, Ill. (WCIA) – Susan Sullivan Danenberger spends most of her days running Danenberger Family Vineyards.

Last month, she changed careers, just for a day. She became a supermodel.

“I almost feel like the country girl going to the city,” Danenberger said. “It’s still like a dream to me.”

Danenberger owned the runway at New York Fashion Week, modeling a special line of bras for breast cancer awareness from the company AnaOno. The company’s founder, Dana Donofree even named a bra after Danenberger called the Susan Bra.

“I was really humbled and really proud that she did that,” Danenberger said.

Danenberger first participated in the event in 2019 after being nominated.

“I couldn’t believe it, I couldn’t imagine what it was gonna be like,” Danenberger, the owner and winemaker of the vineyard and winery, said.

In 2014, Danenberger was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer.

“I found a lump in the spring of 2014…