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| First New York, now Paris for Birmingham amputee model | First New York, now Paris for Birmingham amputee model |
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| A nine-year-old girl who had both legs amputated is to model at the top of the Eiffel Tower during Paris Fashion Week. | A nine-year-old girl who had both legs amputated is to model at the top of the Eiffel Tower during Paris Fashion Week. |
| It comes after it was announced Daisy-May Demetre would be first double amputee child to walk in an official New York Fashion Week show. | It comes after it was announced Daisy-May Demetre would be first double amputee child to walk in an official New York Fashion Week show. |
| The founder of brand Lulu et Gigi said it was thought Daisy-May would also be the first such model at Paris Fashion Week. | The founder of brand Lulu et Gigi said it was thought Daisy-May would also be the first such model at Paris Fashion Week. |
| Eni Hegedus-Buiron said she was "bringing awareness to the world". | Eni Hegedus-Buiron said she was "bringing awareness to the world". |
| Daisy was born with fibular hemimelia, where part or all of the fibula bone in the leg is missing. | Daisy was born with fibular hemimelia, where part or all of the fibula bone in the leg is missing. |
| That led to her legs being amputated when she was a baby. | That led to her legs being amputated when she was a baby. |
| Her father Alex said the news of her appearance at New York was what brought the invitation to Paris. | Her father Alex said the news of her appearance at New York was what brought the invitation to Paris. |
| "You can't go any higher, in terms of the people who will be there," he said. | "You can't go any higher, in terms of the people who will be there," he said. |
| "I told her how big it was and she just said 'Dad, it is cool'. | "I told her how big it was and she just said 'Dad, it is cool'. |
| "I asked her if she wanted to practise and she said 'I've done it before'. | |
| "But she deserves it, she has put the work in. | "But she deserves it, she has put the work in. |
| "When people see her they don't say 'Poor Daisy', they say 'Wow, I want to be like Daisy' because she has so much energy." | "When people see her they don't say 'Poor Daisy', they say 'Wow, I want to be like Daisy' because she has so much energy." |
| The show will take place at the top of the Eiffel Tower on 27 September. | The show will take place at the top of the Eiffel Tower on 27 September. |
| Eni Hegedus-Buiron, founder of Lulu et Gigi, for which Daisy is modelling, said: "Daisy is a child who loves what she does. | Eni Hegedus-Buiron, founder of Lulu et Gigi, for which Daisy is modelling, said: "Daisy is a child who loves what she does. |
| "We are filled with pride for all the awareness she is bringing to the world. " | "We are filled with pride for all the awareness she is bringing to the world. " |
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