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UK’s X Factor to Feature a Contestant with a Prosthetic Limb. And She’s Pretty Damn Cool.

I’d never heard of Vikktoria Modesta, a British singer-songwriter-model who, after years of difficulty, had her left leg amputated below the knee. That obviously hasn’t stopped her from pursuing her dreams of singer, songwriting, modelling and participated in the Paralympic Games.

Her latest accomplishment is to make it to the X Factor final. This is pretty damn cool.

Vikktoria Modesta

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