{"id":248049,"date":"2021-06-30T12:47:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T17:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=248049"},"modified":"2021-06-29T17:19:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T22:19:31","slug":"double-amputee-model-disability-define","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/double-amputee-model-disability-define\/","title":{"rendered":"Double amputee and model shows the world that disability doesn’t define her"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At 20 weeks, an ultrasound revealed that Daisy-May Demetre<\/a> had fibular hemimelia, a condition in which all or part of the fibular bone is missing. At 18 months old, Daisy-May became a double amputee, but now at age 10, she is a runway model.<\/p>\n

The young girl hasn’t let being a double amputee slow her down. She uses prosthetic legs \u2014 both every day ones and blades \u2014 participates in gymnastics, and began modeling at age seven. According to Metro UK<\/a>, she has modeled for brands including Nike, River Island, and Boden, and was named as brand ambassador for the French-inspired clothing line Lulu et Gigi. As ambassador, she has walked the catwalk in New York, London, and Paris. She was the first amputee to model at the New York shows during New York Fashion Week in 2019. Her sister Ella also joined her<\/a> on the catwalk.<\/p>\n

“She inspired me by showing me who she was,” her father, Alex Demetre, told CNN<\/a>. “She takes on life with a smile on her face and she does remarkable things. Whether it’s dancing, singing, she is a very special little girl.”<\/p>\n

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