Chloe Jones, 20, is determined to be a positive role model for amputees after losing her own leg. The student from York won the Charity section of a local beauty pageant

A student who suffered devastating injuries in a hit-and-run car accident has made history by becoming Miss England’sfirst amputee beauty queen.

Chloe Jones, 20, lost her leg when a van rear-ended a taxi, sending the out-of-control car flying towards her as she walked home from lectures with a friend.

The taxi pinned her up against a wall, almost completely severing her left leg below the knee and no one has ever been caught for causing the smash.

In an instant, Chloe’s carefree life as a textiles student at Nottingham Trent University had been turned upside down and she now faced an uncertain future with a serious disability.

But within two months, she was out of her hospital bed and back at university where she soon realised there was a severe lack of amputee role models for people like herself.

Her only option was to become one – literally.

Chloe, from York, said: ‘When I was in hospital I was watching Heather Mills on Dancing On Ice and I realised just how few role models for disabled people there are out there.

‘You never see models or people in the media with disabilities or amputations, and watching her made me realise that yes, I can still do these things.

‘I told a friend how I was fed up and considering entering a beauty contest and she pointed out the Miss Nottingham competition was about to start.

‘Before the accident, I would never have even considered entering a beauty pageant. But I sent in my pictures, and to my amazement I made it to the final.’

Wearing a long pink dress, she took part in all the choreography with the help of her fellow entrants.
Her efforts impressed judges so much they created a special category for her, crowning her Miss Charity for her fundraising efforts.

Through sponsorship and donations she managed to raise £1,300 for her local hospice for the charity element of the competition, more than any of the other contestants.

Now, Chloe is on the England wheelchair volleyball team and entering her final year at college.
She said: ‘When the accident happened last November I was walking back from college with my housemate, Georgia.

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