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Aimee Mullins, Paralympic athlete, model, and actress

Aimee Mullins was born without fibula (calf) bones. When she was just one-year old, she had both legs amputated below the knees. But that has not stopped her from achieving her dreams. Aimee is a world-class runner, who broke world records in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and long jump at the 1996 Paralympics. She attended Georgetown University, where she was selected to run against able-bodied athletes. Today, she enjoys skiing, boxing, and parachuting (with special shock-absorbing prosthetic legs). She has modeled in London for British designer Alexander McQueen and recently began an acting career. Aimee Mullins is looking forward to the day when she is described as “Aimee Mullins, athlete, model, and actress” instead of “Aimee Mullins, disabled athlete, model, and actress.”

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Content last updated June 2, 2007

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