1. Amy Michelle Purdy was born on November 7,1979 and is an American actress, model, para-snowboarder, motivational speaker, fashion designer and author.
17 Facts About Amy Purdy
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Amy Purdy began snowboarding seven months after she received her prosthetic legs.
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About a year after her legs were amputated, Amy Purdy finished third in a snowboarding competition at Mammoth Mountain.
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In 2003, Amy Purdy was recruited by the CAF as spokesperson, and she moved to San Diego to be closer to the CAF headquarters.
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In San Diego, Amy Purdy continued her pre-amputee profession as a massage therapist.
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Amy Purdy became involved in the modeling and acting industry.
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In February 2003, Amy Purdy played a model in a Madonna music video.
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Later in 2003, Amy Purdy started working for Freedom Innovations, a prosthetic feet manufacturer, as its "Amputee Advocate".
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Amy Purdy has gone on to co-found her own non-profit organization, Adaptive Action Sports, a chapter of Disabled Sports USA for individuals with physical disabilities who want to get involved in action sports or art and music.
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In 2005, Amy Purdy made her film debut in What's Bugging Seth, a movie by Eli Steele.
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Amy Purdy was named one of ESPNW's Impact 25 in 2014, and one of Oprah's SuperSoul 100 visionaries and influential leaders in 2016.
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On February 5,2014, Amy Purdy was in a one-hour special on NBC television titled How to Raise an Olympian.
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Amy Purdy went on to win the bronze medal in Snowboard Cross in the 2014 Winter Paralympics.
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In 2015, Amy Purdy was featured in a Super Bowl advertisement for the Toyota Camry.
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On December 30,2014, Amy Purdy released a memoir entitled On My Own Two Feet: From Losing My Legs To Learning The Dance Of Life, published by HarperCollins.
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Amy Purdy was a contestant on season 18 of Dancing with the Stars.
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At the 2016 Summer Paralympics' opening ceremony, Amy Purdy made an appearance performing a dance routine with what was promoted as a "surprise partner": a KUKA robotic arm.