Eighteen-year-old Chiara Bordi, has snapped the title of second runner up at the Miss Italia contest. Bordi, who lost her left leg in a bike accident in 2013, has by-passed almost three dozen girls in the all-country beauty pageant after being named Miss Etruria 2018.
The girl, describing herself a bionic model, thanked people on Instagram for supporting her right after the contest.
As Chiara admitted on one of her Instagram posts, it was hard to accept the drastic changes to her body after the accident, as she felt guilt and almost wished to die. She eventually returned to a normal life, as she climbed, got a diving license, tried sports, took part in photoshoots, shared her experience during pep-talks in schools.