Kelly Knox was born on 1984 and is a British fashion model.
22 Facts About Kelly Knox
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Kelly Knox has been voted one of the most influential disabled people in the UK, and is one of the few fashion models in the world with a physical disability.
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In 2017, Knox became one of the first models with a disability to star at London Fashion Week.
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Kelly Knox was born in Enfield, North London and raised in both Enfield and Poplar, East London.
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Kelly Knox was born without a left forearm but, from the age of seven, refused to wear a prosthetic arm and since then has never used a prosthesis.
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Kelly Knox has since been signed to a number of modelling agencies.
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Kelly Knox has featured in two series of Gok Wan's How to Look Good Naked television series.
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Kelly Knox has appeared on television in Celebrity Ready Steady Cook with Jonathan Phang, and has modelled and been interviewed on This Morning and BBC Breakfast.
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Kelly Knox has modelled in catwalk shows such as London Fashion Week and in September 2016, she walked on Carrie Hammer's runway as part of New York Fashion Week.
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Kelly Knox has featured in advertising campaigns for VO5 and Samsung.
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Kelly Knox continued to break fashion barriers in 'Tenk Nytt' or 'Think New' advertising campaign for Oslo City.
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Kelly Knox's photo was featured in British Vogue magazine in April 2013.
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Kelly Knox was interviewed for Australian disability magazine Link, for their October 2014 issue.
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Kelly Knox has appeared twice on the cover of Grazia magazine, in 2020 and in 2018.
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Kelly Knox has worked in the UK, United States, Germany, China, Norway and Pakistan.
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Kelly Knox shot for exclusive Parisian Fashion brand Yperlab in October 2014.
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In 2008, Kelly Knox launched a charity auction of celebrity shoes to raise money for landmine victims in aid of the Mines Advisory Group.
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In 2013, Kelly Knox became an ambassador for Reach Charity, the association for children with upper limb deficiency.
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On three occasions, Kelly Knox was voted one of the top 100 most influential people with a disability by the Shaw Trust and listed in the Power 100.
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In 2016 Kelly Knox was shortlisted for Celebrity of The Year at The National Diversity Awards.
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Kelly Knox was interviewed by Lou Stoppard at Nick Knight's Showstudio.
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Kelly Knox is an ambassador for Parallel London and Disability Confident.