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Revision as of 10:13, 10 October 2012
Sophie Morgan | |
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| Born | 1984 (age 40–41) |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | Reality TV contestant |
| Partner | Tom |
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Sophie Morgan (born 1984) become a parapalegic as a result of a car accident in 2003 and uses a wheelchair.[1][2]
Background
Morgan was born and raised in Crowborough, East Sussex, and attended Gordonstoun School in Moray, Scotland, an exclusive private school that has educated many members of the Royal Family. On 17 August 2003, she was driving friends back from a party in Elgin when she suffered an accident which resulted in a fractured skull, broken bones, and a spinal cord injury which resulted in her being paralysed from the chest down.[3] Originally planning to study law, she switched to fine art after her accident,[2] and attended Goldsmiths, University of London from 2008 - 2010. She completed an Open University degree in English Literature, then studied for a Masters in Integrative Arts Psychotherapy at the Institute for Arts in Education and Therapy. She currently lives in Hove.[3]
Career
Reality TV contestant
Morgan is best known as a Reality TV show contestant by being one of the few people to appear in two different Reality TV shows about disability. 18 months after becoming a parapalegic, she became part of the BBC’s series Beyond Boundaries when she travelled through Nicaraguain jungles for a month with ten other disabled people.[4] In 2008 she joined with 7 other disabled women on Britain's Missing Top Model where the prize was a fashion shoot for Marie Claire magazine.[5]Morgan was the runner-up,[6] and went on to model in a tracksuit for Stella McCartney. Carolyne Underwood, who appeared in 2010 in Dancing on Wheels and in 2012 on The Undateables (2012), is the other disabled woman who has appeared in two reality shows.
Other disability-related work
Morgan has since designed the 'Mannequal', a symbolic fiberglass faux wheelchair for use by store mannequins to integrate images of wheelchair users into fashion displays.[7][8]
Morgan has also appeared in Horizon for BBC2,[9] and The One Show for BBC1, and has assisted in promoting SEAT, a programme to help disabled youths learn to drive.[10][11]
In 2012, Morgan was one of the presenters for Channel 4 during the Paralympics, where she presented the weather report each morning.[12] She wrote an article for the Sports section of The Independent about the Paralympics[13]that was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor/[14]
References
- ^ Beaty, Zoe (September 4, 2012). "Are We Patronising The Paralympians?". Grazia. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ a b ANI (August 14, 2009). "'Britain's Missing Top Model' star challenges discrimination, champions disabled". 660 News. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ a b Williams, Sally (March 4, 2012). "Sophie Morgan: 'I feel more fulfilled since the accident'". The Telegraph. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ Bolouri, Yvonne (June 25, 2008). "So brave ... and so beautiful". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ Keal, Graham (June 24, 2008). "Car crash shattered my body - but not my dream of modelling, says Scots TV hopeful". Scottish Daily Record. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Britain's Missing Top Model: Sophie Morgan". BBC. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Disability On Display" (subscription required). The Times. September 5, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ Price, Cheryl (April 10, 2011). "Sophie Morgan's Mannequal®: A Revolution in the Fashion Industry". Mobil Women. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Horizon: Fix Me". BBC. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ "SEAT Puts Disabled Youngsters In The Driving Seat". 21 Oct 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "Disabled Youngsters in the Driving SEAT". 24 October 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ Hallenga, Kristin (September 5, 2012). "I've been amazed by the Paralympians' stories". The Mirror. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ Morgan, Sophie (September 3, 2012). "The public's response has driven our athletes to even greater heights". The Independent. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ McClanahan, Paige (September 9, 2012). "Paralympics set to leave lasting impression on London". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved September 10, 2012.