There’s an important difference and distinction between the objective medical fact of my being an amputee and the subjective societal opinion of whether or not I’m disabled. Truthfully, the only real and consistent disability I’ve had to confront is the world ever thinking that I could be described by those definitions.

I'm not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.

Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It's much sexier than any body part.

With L'Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.

I had a paper round and every night I would put the dinner on before Mum came home from work. I was capable because I had to be.

Adversity isn't an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It's part of our life.

When I watch Mad Men and I see the patronising attitudes to women that are so shocking for all of us to watch now, I feel that I've lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.