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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]]. She was one of the three contestants who were unfortunately 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]]. She was one of the three contestants who were unfortunately 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]]''.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/missingmodel/profiles/sophie/ BBC. Britain's Missing Top Model]</ref> where the prize was a fashion shoot for ''[[Marie Claire]]'' magazine. Morgan was the runner-up to [[Kelly Knox]]. Morgan then went on model in her wheelchair wearing a [[tracksuit]] for [[Stella McCartney]]'s Adidas campaign in 2011.{{Citation needed|date=May 2014}}
In 2008 she and 7 other disabled women were contestants on ''[[Britain's Missing Top Model]]''.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/missingmodel/profiles/sophie/ BBC. Britain's Missing Top Model]</ref> where the prize was a fashion shoot for ''[[Marie Claire]]'' magazine. Morgan was the runner-up to [[Kelly Knox]]. Three years later, in 2011, Morgan posed in a [[tracksuit]] for [[Stella McCartney]]'s sportswear range, alongside a number of other women who were chosen to represent a cross section of society.{{Citation needed|date=May 2014}}

===Other disability-related work===
===Other disability-related work===


Revision as of 11:03, 19 September 2016

For the author, see Sophie Morgan (author).
Sophie Morgan
Born (1985-02-24) 24 February 1985 (age 40)
Crowborough, East Sussex, England
NationalityEnglish
OccupationSelf-employed
Known forBeyond Boundaries
Britain's Missing Top Model
Parents
  • John (Father)
  • Carol (Mother)
Websitewww.sophiemorgan.com

Sophie Morgan (born 1985) is a former reality TV contestant who is a paraplegic with a T4 Spinal Complete injury following a road accident in 2003. Morgan sold her story to the media "about why she's glad a car crash left her paralysed" and as a result was able to secure a number of media opportunities.[1]Thirty-one year-old Morgan from East Sussex is self-employed in various capacities.

Background

Morgan was born and raised near Crowborough, East Sussex. She comes from a wealthy family and attended Gordonstoun School in Moray, Scotland to study for her A levels, having been expelled from her previous school in England.[2] Her father, John, is a retired wine trader and her mother, Carol, was variously a nurse, gun dog trainer and air stewardess.

In 2003, Morgan crashed her car whilst driving and was paralysed from the chest down. Describing the accident, she said that she had been the nominated driver and was sober: "Her friends were way over the limit but she’d only had a glass of champagne". She also added that "she felt more fulfilled since the accident".[3]

In 2005, Morgan began, but did not complete, a Fine Arts Degree at University of the Arts London.

Career

Reality TV contestant

Morgan was a Reality TV show contestant - 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. She was one of the three contestants who were unfortunately 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.[5] where the prize was a fashion shoot for Marie Claire magazine. Morgan was the runner-up to Kelly Knox. Three years later, in 2011, Morgan posed in a tracksuit for Stella McCartney's sportswear range, alongside a number of other women who were chosen to represent a cross section of society.[citation needed]

Morgan designed the 'Mannequal', a wheelchair for a mannequin which was installed in Adidas and Debenhams.[6]She has also assisted in promoting SEAT, a programme to help disabled youths learn to drive.[7] Morgan has secured a number of further sponsorship deals for promoting disability equipment.

In 2012 Morgan, a huge supporter of paralympic sports, wrote an article for the Sports section of The Independent about the Paralympics[8] that was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor.[9]

In 2013, she won the Campaigner of the Year award from Cosmopolitan magazine.[10]

In 2015 Morgan became Patron of disability charity Scope.[11]

TV Appearances

In 2009, Morgan appeared in Horizon for BBC2[12] and the The One Show for BBC1 [citation needed] and has reported for Channel 4 News as part of the No Go Britain series.[13]

In 2012, Morgan was one of the presenters for Channel 4 during the Paralympics[14] where she presented the weather report each morning.

In 2013, Morgan presented an autobiographical documentary on BBC Three called Licence to Kill about victims of road accidents such as herself involving young drivers.[15] In 2015 Morgan travelled to Ghana, west Africa to present a documentary for BBC Three called, The World's Worst Place To Be Disabled?[16]

Morgan has also presented during the 2016 Paralympics for Channel 4 in Rio, co-hosting with JJ Chalmers.

References

  1. ^ Sell My Story. Sophie Morgan
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ Williams, Sally (4 March 2012). "Sophie Morgan: 'I feel more fulfilled since the accident'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  4. ^ BBC News. In Pictures: Beyond Boundaries
  5. ^ BBC. Britain's Missing Top Model
  6. ^ Price, Cheryl (10 April 2011). "Sophie Morgan's Mannequal: A Revolution in the Fashion Industry". Mobil Women. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  7. ^ "SEAT Puts Disabled Youngsters In The Driving Seat". 21 October 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  8. ^ Morgan, Sophie (3 September 2012). "The public's response has driven our athletes to even greater heights". The Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  9. ^ McClanahan, Paige (9 September 2012). "Paralympics set to leave lasting impression on London". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  10. ^ Cosmopolitan. Winners List. 2013
  11. ^ "Our patrons - celebrity and VIP supporters - Disability Charity - Scope UK". Scope.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Horizon: Fix Me". BBC. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  13. ^ Channel 4, No go Britain. "Paralympic preseneter nightmare". Channel 4. Retrieved 24 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Beaty, Zoe (4 September 2012). "Are We Patronising The Paralympians?". Grazia. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  15. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s50lw
  16. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b064449w
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