The admirable determination of the disabled girl who won the Miss Italy runner-up title

Chiara Bordi at the recent Miss Italy pageant.

Chiara Bordi (18 years old) has just become the second runner-up of the Miss Italy contest held this week in Milan (Italy). Chiara confidently expresses herself despite her body not being healthy. Since the age of 13, Chiara has had to learn to live with a prosthetic leg after a traffic accident.

At the Miss Italy pageant, Chiara was always confident and comfortable appearing with her prosthetic leg; in the end, Chiara won the second runner-up position, however, not everything went smoothly for the young girl.

Chiara Bordi won the 2nd runner-up position at the recent Miss Italy Final.

There have been some comments on Italian social media suggesting that Chiara has been given preferential treatment, but the young woman has shown her strong character when she told the press: “I may have lost a leg, but I will never lose the strength of my heart and mind.

“The negative comments about my achievements are just some people's disappointment and lack of satisfaction with themselves. I don't care about winning or losing, I just want to show everyone that life is always beautiful and we can be reborn after life's events.”

Chiara is the first disabled beauty to compete in the finals of the Miss Italy pageant.

Chiara has worked as a model in the past, but mainly for social causes. She often collaborates with fashion shows to promote diversity in the fashion industry.

In addition, the young girl hopes to become an orthopedic surgeon. In her personal life, Chiara loves traveling and practicing sports, including canoeing, rollerblading, surfing, scuba diving and indoor rock climbing.

This year's Miss Universe is actress and dancer Carlotta Maggiorana (26 years old), who appeared in the movie "Tree Of Life" (2011), acting alongside Brad Pitt and Sean Penn. First runner-up Fiorenza D'Antonio is a fashion graduate.