About Aimee
Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1976, Mullins was diagnosed with fibular hemimelia and had both legs amputated below the knee at age one. She became the first female amputee to compete in NCAA Division I track and field events, competing in the 1996 Paralympics in sprinting and long jump. She served as president of the Women's Sports Foundation from 2007–2009 and was appointed Chef de Mission for the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
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- First female amputee to compete in NCAA Division I track and field
- 1996 Paralympic athlete in sprinting and long jump
- Fashion model including for Alexander McQueen
- Film and television actress
- TED speaker on topics of body, identity, design and innovation
- Women's Sports Foundation president
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