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'''Sophie Morgan''' (born |
'''Sophie Morgan''' (born 1985) become a [[parapalegic]] as a result of a car accident in 2003 and uses a wheelchair.<ref name=Grazia>{{cite news|last=Beaty|first=Zoe|title=Are We Patronising The Paralympians?|url=http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/conversation/archive/2012/09/04/are-we-patronising-the-paralympians.htm|accessdate=September 10, 2012|newspaper=[[Grazia]]|date=September 4, 2012}}</ref><ref name="660 News">{{cite news|last=ANI|title='Britain's Missing Top Model' star challenges discrimination, champions disabled|url=http://www.660news.com/entertainment/article/36114---britain-s-missing-top-model-star-challenges-discrimination-champions-disabled|accessdate=September 10, 2012|newspaper=[[660 News]]|date=August 14, 2009}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Morgan was born and raised in [[Crowborough]], [[East Sussex]], and attended [[Gordonstoun|Gordonstoun School]] in [[Moray]], [[Scotland |
Morgan was born and raised in [[Crowborough]], [[East Sussex]], and attended [[Gordonstoun|Gordonstoun School]] in [[Moray]], [[Scotland]]. On 17 August 2003 at 4AM, she was driving friends back from a party near [[Elgin, Moray|Elgin]] where she had been celebrating her exam results, 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.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Sally|title=Sophie Morgan: 'I feel more fulfilled since the accident’|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9120728/Sophie-Morgan-I-feel-more-fulfilled-since-the-accident.html|accessdate=September 10, 2012|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=March 4, 2012}}</ref> Originally planning to study law, she switched to fine art after her accident,<ref name="660 News"/> and began a degree at [[Goldsmiths, University of London]]. She completed an [[Open University]] degree in English Literature, and is studying a Masters in Integrative Arts Psychotherapy at the Institute for Arts in Education and Therapy. She currently lives in [[Hove]].<ref name="telegraph"/> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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In 2005, 18 months after becoming a [[parapalegic]], Morgan took part in the first series of [[BBC2]]’s series ''[[Beyond Boundaries]]''<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/health_beyond_boundaries/html/2.stm BBC News. In Pictures: Beyond Boundaries]</ref> when she travelled through [[Nicaragua]]in jungles with ten other [[disabled people]].<ref name="The Scottish Sun">{{cite news|first=Yvonne|last=Bolouri|url=http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/1335052/Sophie-Morgan-who-is-confined-to-a-wheelchair-is-one-of-the-stars-of-a-new-television-modelling-show-for-disabled-women.html|title=So brave ... and so beautiful|publisher=[[The Scottish Sun]]|date=June 25, 2008|accessdate=3 September 2012}}</ref> She was one of the three contestants who were unable to complete the expedition and did not appear in the final episodes of the series. |
In 2005, 18 months after becoming a [[parapalegic]], Morgan took part in the first series of [[BBC2]]’s series ''[[Beyond Boundaries]]''<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/health_beyond_boundaries/html/2.stm BBC News. In Pictures: Beyond Boundaries]</ref> when she travelled through [[Nicaragua]]in jungles with ten other [[disabled people]].<ref name="The Scottish Sun">{{cite news|first=Yvonne|last=Bolouri|url=http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/1335052/Sophie-Morgan-who-is-confined-to-a-wheelchair-is-one-of-the-stars-of-a-new-television-modelling-show-for-disabled-women.html|title=So brave ... and so beautiful|publisher=[[The Scottish Sun]]|date=June 25, 2008|accessdate=3 September 2012}}</ref> She was one of the three contestants who were unable to complete the expedition and did not appear in the final episodes of the series. |
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In 2008 she and 7 other disabled women were contestants on ''[[Britain's Missing Top Model]]'' where the prize was a fashion shoot for ''[[Marie Claire]]'' magazine.<ref name="Scottish Daily Record">{{cite news|last=Keal|first=Graham|title=Car crash shattered my body - but not my dream of modelling, says Scots TV hopeful|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/real-life/car-crash-shattered-my-body---981377|accessdate=September 10, 2012|newspaper=[[Scottish Daily Record]]|date=June 24, 2008}}</ref>Morgan was the runner-up |
In 2008 she and 7 other disabled women were contestants on ''[[Britain's Missing Top Model]]'' where the prize was a fashion shoot for ''[[Marie Claire]]'' magazine.<ref name="Scottish Daily Record">{{cite news|last=Keal|first=Graham|title=Car crash shattered my body - but not my dream of modelling, says Scots TV hopeful|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/real-life/car-crash-shattered-my-body---981377|accessdate=September 10, 2012|newspaper=[[Scottish Daily Record]]|date=June 24, 2008}}</ref> Morgan was the runner-up in the show.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|title=Britain's Missing Top Model</ref> and went on to model for [[Stella McCartney]] in 2011. |
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===See also=== |
===See also=== |
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===Other disability-related work=== |
===Other disability-related work=== |
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Morgan has since designed the 'Mannequal', a symbolic fiberglass |
Morgan has since designed the 'Mannequal', a symbolic fiberglass wheelchair for use by store mannequins to improve disability representation in retail. <ref name="The Times">{{cite news|format=subscription required|title=Disability On Display|url=https://acs.thetimes.co.uk/?gotoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetimes.co.uk%2Ftto%2Flife%2Farticle3528325.ece|accessdate=September 10, 2012|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=September 5, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Mobil Women">{{cite web|last=Price|first=Cheryl|title=Sophie Morgan's Mannequal®: A Revolution in the Fashion Industry|url=http://www.mobilewomen.org/2011/04/sophie-morgans-mannequal-revolution-in.html|accessdate=September 10, 2012|newspaper=Mobil Women|date=April 10, 2011}}</ref> |
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Morgan has also appeared in ''[[Horizon (BBC TV series)|Horizon]]'' for [[BBC2]],<ref>{{cite news|title=''Horizon'': Fix Me|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nnkqm|accessdate=September 11, 2012|newspaper=[[BBC]]}}</ref> and ''[[The One Show]]'' for [[BBC1]] |
Morgan has also appeared in ''[[Horizon (BBC TV series)|Horizon]]'' for [[BBC2]],<ref>{{cite news|title=''Horizon'': Fix Me|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nnkqm|accessdate=September 11, 2012|newspaper=[[BBC]]}}</ref> and has presented for the ''[[The One Show]]'' for [[BBC1]] and has reported for Channel 4 News as part of the [http://www.channel4.com/news/no-go-britain No Go Britain] series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Channel 4|first=No go Britain|title=Paralympic preseneter nightmare|url=http://www.channel4.com/news/paralympics-presenter-on-flying-nightmare|publisher=Channel 4|accessdate=24 February 2013}}</ref> |
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In 2012, Morgan was one of the presenters for [[Channel 4]] during the [[Paralympics]] |
In 2012, Morgan was one of the presenters for [[Channel 4]] during the [[Paralympics]].<ref name="The Mirror">{{cite news|last=Hallenga|first=Kristin|title=I've been amazed by the Paralympians' stories|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ive-been-amazed-by-the-paralympians-stories-1307045|accessdate=September 10, 2012|newspaper=[[Daily Mirror|The Mirror]]|date=September 5, 2012}}</ref> She wrote an article for the Sports section of ''[[The Independent]]'' about the Paralympics<ref name="The Independent">{{cite news|last=Morgan|first=Sophie|title=The public's response has driven our athletes to even greater heights|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympics/sophie-morgan-the-publics-response--has-driven-our-athletes--to-even-greater-heights-8101474.html|accessdate=September 10, 2012|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=September 3, 2012}}</ref>that was quoted in the ''[[Christian Science Monitor]]''/<ref name="Christian Science Monitor">{{cite news|last=McClanahan|first=Paige|title=Paralympics set to leave lasting impression on London|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2012/0909/Paralympics-set-to-leave-lasting-impression-on-London-video|accessdate=September 10, 2012|newspaper=[[Christian Science Monitor]]|date=September 9, 2012}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:05, 24 February 2013
Sophie Morgan | |
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| Born | 24 February 1985 |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | Beyond Boundaries Britain's Missing Top Model |
| Partner | Tom |
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- For the author, see Sophie Morgan (author).
Sophie Morgan (born 1985) 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. On 17 August 2003 at 4AM, she was driving friends back from a party near Elgin where she had been celebrating her exam results, 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 began a degree at Goldsmiths, University of London. She completed an Open University degree in English Literature, and is studying 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. 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.
In 2005, 18 months after becoming a parapalegic, Morgan took part in the first series of BBC2’s series Beyond Boundaries[4] when she travelled through Nicaraguain jungles with ten other disabled people.[5] She was one of the three contestants who were unable to complete the expedition and did not appear in the final episodes of the series.
In 2008 she and 7 other disabled women were contestants on Britain's Missing Top Model where the prize was a fashion shoot for Marie Claire magazine.[6] Morgan was the runner-up in the show.[7] and went on to model for Stella McCartney in 2011.
See also
Other disability-related work
Morgan has since designed the 'Mannequal', a symbolic fiberglass wheelchair for use by store mannequins to improve disability representation in retail. [8][9]
Morgan has also appeared in Horizon for BBC2,[10] and has presented for the The One Show for BBC1 and has reported for Channel 4 News as part of the No Go Britain series.[11]
In 2012, Morgan was one of the presenters for Channel 4 during the Paralympics.[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.
- ^ BBC News. In Pictures: Beyond Boundaries
- ^ 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.
- ^ {{cite news|title=Britain's Missing Top Model
- ^ "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.
- ^ Channel 4, No go Britain. "Paralympic preseneter nightmare". Channel 4. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.