" to survive and the species that best fits "
is not only Darwin's theory of evolution, but
the vision of the disabled Aimee Mullins.
the vision of the disabled Aimee Mullins.
Aimee Mullins (Allentown - Pennsylvania, 1976) was born with fibular hemimelia (missing fibula bone) and therefore has suffered the amputation of both legs below the knee when he was one year.
He graduated from Parkland High School in Allentown and graduated from Georgetown University in Washington.
In 1996, the Paralympic Games in Atlanta, has established the Paralympic record in the 100-meter dash and long jump. His personal bests are:
- 15.77 seconds for the 100-meter dash
- 34.60 seconds for the 200-meter dash
- 3.5 meters long jump
In 1999, in London, he marched to the British designer Alexander McQueen on the prosthesis carved wood hand and was named by People magazine as one of the fifty most beautiful people in the world.
In 2002 she appeared in Cremaster 3, the artist Matthew Barney film, playing a woman cheetah, and in 2006, she appeared in the movie World Trade Center, in the role of a journalist.
Aimee Mullins is an athlete, American actress and model. She is known for his ideas on the concept of body and its athletic performance , despite amputation of both legs when he was one year.
is actively engaged in innovative thinking, body image problems and opportunities and equity in sport and in life. On these subjects he has published articles and has been the subject of numerous interviews, and on several occasions appeared as a speaker on several radio and television, and lectured at TED and the United Nations.