When the other models appeared on the stage, the audience (观众) cheered and clapped. Then it was Niu's turn. The audience suddenly became silent. However, after four or five seconds, Niu clearly heard someone next to the stage say in admiration, "So cool!"
Niu Yu, 24, became a shining star at Shanghai Fashion Week for her confidence, even though she was wearing a prosthetic leg. When Niu was only 11, she unluckily lost her right leg during the Wenchuan Earthquake.
Niu has won lots of praise. This gives those who have prejudice (偏见) against the disabled a hit on the nose. "I was touched by something they said. They said the traditional view was that sports were for people with healthy legs, but sports should be a kind of spirit. Even though I have lost a leg, I still deeply love sports and will do so forever," Niu said. Actually, Niu first drew the public's attention when she completed a marathon-a 42.195-kilometer race in 2018, which was held in Wenchuan to mark the tenth anniversary (周年纪念) of the earthquake.
Now, Niu works as a photographer and has more than 960,000 followers on social platforms, such as Douyin. "I feel I have a social responsibility to bridge the disabled and the public. Showing my life to the public can allow them to better understand our group and can also tell other disabled people that our society is more tolerant (宽容) than they imagined," she explained.
