I've had journalists asking me, 'What do we call you - is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?' I said, 'Well hopefully you could just call me Aimee. But if you have to describe it, I'm a bilateral below-the-knee amputee.'

I have learned not to overlook the advantages of being me. From when I was a softball player, and I held the stolen bases record. I would slide into second with my prostheses, and the girl on the base could either step aside or meet two wooden sticks.

I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It's not just about being able to run around the block a few times. It's about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It's about being balanced.

A lot of my life is about will - having the will to prove what my body can do.

If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.

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

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