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Project n° 580247-EPP-1-2016-1-FR-EPPKA3-IPI-SOC-IN Wikipedia Aimee Mullins (born July 20, 1975) is an American athlete, actress, and fashion model who first became famous for her athletic accomplishments. She was born with a medical condition that resulted in the amputation of both of her lower legs. Mullins was born with fibular hemimelia (missing fibula bones) and as a result, had both of her legs amputated below the knee when she was one year old. A graduate of Parkland High School in Allentown and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., she took up sports and acting at an early age. Sports Illustrated magazine named her one of the "Coolest Girls in Sports". Mullins competed in the Paralympics in 1996 in Atlanta, in which she ran the T42- 46 class 100-meter sprint in 17.01 seconds [3] and jumped 3.14 meters in the F42-46 class long-jump.[4] Mullins retired from competitive track and field in 1998. In 1999, she launched her career as a successful model by starting on the runway. She modelled for British fashion designer Alexander McQueen by opening his London show, on a pair of hand-carved wooden prosthetic legs made from solid ash, with integral boots. She continued to be one of his muses until his death in 2010. She is able to change her height between 5 ft 8in and 6 ft 1in by changing her legs.[7] She has been named one of the fifty most beautiful people in the world by People.