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Aimée Mullins Groundbreaking Athlete, Fashion Icon, Actor, TED All-Star, and Design Innovator
Mullins has excelled in multiple fields, inspiring people around the world as an athlete, actor, model and speaker. As the first double amputee in history to compete in Division 1 NCAA track and field, she then competed for Team USA in the 1996 Paralympic Games and has set world records in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and long jump events. The carbon fiber ‘cheetah leg’ prosthetic worn by more than 90% of athletes with leg amputations was designed first for use by Aimée.
Aimée went on to become a lauded runway and editorial fashion model and was named a global brand ambassador for L’Oréal Paris. Over the past decade, she has acted in film and television shows, including the Netflix mega-hit Stranger Things, and has multiple feature films and a television series in development as a producer. Aimée starred in AppleTV+’s all-star drama series EXTRAPOLATIONS as Secretary of State Garrett — alongside Meryl Streep, Kit Harington, Edward Norton, Diane Lane, and many other notables. Most recently, she was named as ambassador to SUPERHUMANS, a comprehensive physical and psychological rehabilitation program based in the Ukraine – joining Sting, Mick Ebeling, and Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine and other influential individuals.
In 2012, Mullins was named Chef de Mission for the US at the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in London. That same year she was appointed by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the Council to Empower Women and Girls Through Sports.
Her prolific work for non-profit organizations is matched by her frequent public speaking appearances on topics related to the body, identity, design, and innovation, and her famous TED Talks have been translated into 42 languages. In 2017, she became one of the youngest-ever inductees into the United States’ National Women’s Hall of Fame. In 2019, she inducted Jane Fonda into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.