Going through life with obstacles is the reality for many but making it through those obstacles is the factor that makes one victorious. On her journey through life, Lacee Keller has weathered some of the toughest challenges, yet, she towered above them and crushed them all to become the inspiring and uplifting personality she is today.
Lacee Keller grappled with the reality of a broken family when she was six, with her parents’ divorce. Two years later, she won her first world title with horses. She understood what success felt like at an early age. Thus, all the challenges she had to face did not deter her from forging ahead with her goals relentlessly. Lacee Keller went from getting her leg broken to becoming overweight, flipping her car five times at 18 and undergoing weight surgery at 21. She had quite the experience dealing with life and its travails, but she came on top and became the definition of a conqueror.
Overcoming her eating habits was Lacee’s first step toward a wholesome life, and from that point onward, she never looked back. She attended St. Thomas University first before transferring to SHSU as a broadcast journalism/political science student. She fell in love with the horse team and the horse judging team during her time at SHSU and got back to winning ways. She won the first College Ranch Horse Pleasure – Reserve in the Fence and Reining, and from that point, she got her eyes set on winning the prize at all times.
Lacee was working as a healthcare marketer and quickly moved up the career ladder. Her mother got diagnosed with cancer, and for the next two and a half years, Lacee spent all her time with her and quit her job. Her mom’s health improved, and less than a year later, Lacee had an accident that made the doctors say they would amputate her leg. After spending a year and a half in a wheelchair and another year in neuro rehab, Lacee started walking with a cane. She entered a pageantry despite walking with a cane and won.
As a person, Lacee Keller has overcome seemingly insurmountable odds and trumped them all. She has made herself an inspirational figure for young people and women who seem to not have their lives together. She hopes they read her story and start believing that it is not over for them. “Nothing worked in my favor until I began to readjust my focus and keep going regardless of stumbling blocks. I won my first world title at 8. I have won NSBA, Congress, ApHC world and National titles. I have stamped my name on important records, and that’s all that matters to me. I matter. My name matters. Your name can matter too. Just keep going and pursuing your dreams. It will all come together soon,” Lacee said.
