Aimee Mullins
Former American Paralympic Athlete, Actress, and Fashion Model
As the first double amputee in history to compete in Division 1 NCAA track and field, Aimee set world records in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and long jump events, and represented Team USA in the 1996 Paralympic Games. In 2012, Mullins was named Chef de Mission for the USA at the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in London. That year she was also appointed by then–Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the Council to Empower Women and Girls Through Sports.
As a sports icon, she went on to become a lauded runway and editorial fashion model and was named a global brand ambassador for L'Oréal Paris in 2011. She started her professional acting career in the films of contemporary artist Matthew Barney. Over the past decade, she has acted in a multitude of film and television shows, including the Netflix mega-hit Stranger Things and the upcoming DEVS on FX. She also has multiple feature films in development as a producer.
Her decades of work with various nonprofit organizations mirror her passion for topics related to the human body, sport, identity, design, and innovation, and she is frequently invited to do public speaking appearances on such subjects. 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.
