10-year-old double amputee who lost her legs as a baby is now a catwalk

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Model Daisy-May Demetre presents a creation by Designer Eni Hegedus-Buiron for luxury children's wear label Lulu et Gigi during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes — Walking at Paris Fashion Week (Picture: Reuters)

Daisy-May, from Birmingham, who has three sisters and a brother, was born with the birth defect, causing all or part of the fibular bone to be missing.

The condition was picked up while she was in the womb at her 20-week scan, and by 18 months old, both of her legs had been amputated.

However, her disability has not stopped her in the slightest, and she is also a talented gymnast and goes to the gym three times a week.

She also now has two sets of prosthetic legs – blades and basic ones – and started modelling when she was seven.

It’s been a whirlwind for Daisy-May, who has since taken the fashion world by storm, posing for brands such as Nike, River Island and Boden and been named as brand ambassador for French-inspired clothing line Lulu et Gigi.

Picture supplied by Bav Media 07976 880732. Picture shows double amputee Daisy Demetree aged approx 18 months. A pretty schoolgirl, who became the first double amputee to model at London Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week, has become an ambassador for AmpCamp Kids. Daisy-May Demetre, 10, who was born with fibular hemimelia and had her legs amputated as a baby, will help children who have lost a limb re-gain their confidence at the special one-week camp in Tenerife next February. AmpCamp Kids has been set up by Daisy?s dad, Alex Demetre and amputee Ben Lovell to help amputee children and their families as part of Amp Care Foundation. The programme will give six families a holiday at a private villa in Tenerife, where Daisy will share her story and inspire the children that that they can achieve anything they set their hearts on. SEE COPY CATCHLINE Double amputee schoolgirl model ambassador Amp Camps — Daisy after her amputation at 18 months old (Picture: Bav Media)

Model Daisy-May Demetre, 9 year-old double amputee who will walk the runway during Paris Fashion Week, poses for a photograph a day before the show of luxury children's wear label Lulu et Gigi in Paris, France, September, 26, 2019. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes — Daisy-May has two types of prosthetic leg for different purposes (Picture: **Reuters**)

Model Daisy-May Demetre, 9 year-old double amputee who will walk the runway during Paris Fashion Week, is seen during a photo shoot a day before the show of luxury children's wear label Lulu et Gigi in Paris, France, September, 26, 2019. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes — Her dad Alex credits her as ‘remarkable’ – and rightly so (Picture: **Reuters**)

Designer Eni Hegedus-Buiron and model Daisy-May Demetre, 9 year-old double amputee who will walk the runway during Paris Fashion Week, pose for a photograph a day before the show of luxury children's wear label Lulu et Gigi in Paris, France, September, 26, 2019. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes — Daisy-May with Lulu et Gigi designer Eni Hegedus-Buiron before their Paris show in 2019 (Picture: **Reuters**)

Amputee Ben Lovell, who is also part of the camp and has fundraised £13,000 for the venture, said: ‘The end goal is to show these families that being an amputee isn’t the end of something it can be the beginning of something great.’

If anyone can show people about resilience, confidence, and how to thrive, it’s this amazing little girl.

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