Viktoria Modesta
Pop Singer
British singer who has become a rising star on the pop landscape with singles like "Only You" and "Prototype." She is also an in-demand model whose prosthetic left leg has challenged conventional notions of beauty in the modelling world.
A doctor's mistake during her birth left her with long-last leg issues. In 2007, she underwent a voluntary amputation.
A nude portrait of her by James Stroud has been hung in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Her mother is named Svetlana Moskalova.
She performed onstage with Coldplay, featuring singer Chris Martin, at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games.