daily uk news:Leah on how fellow amputee and model Jess Quinn helped 'everybody is unique'

SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more great videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSyAGOG_d8okdSWLVmeTBuA?confirm=1 Website:http://powerofteam.net/ http://www.news.com.au/ daily uk news:Leah on how fellow amputee and model Jess Quinn helped 'everybody is unique' Leah Washington says a fellow amputee who is now modelling inspired her to be more body confident. The 19-year-old, who lost a leg in the Alton Towers rollercoaster crash, has recently received a huge response for posting bikini snaps on holiday. ADVERTISEMENT She told the Mirror it had been a huge step in her recovery. And Leah said it was Instagram star Jess Quinn who helped convince her to be proud of her body. New Zealander Jess lost her leg to bone cancer when she was just nine years old and has amassed a huge 157,000 followers on the photo-sharing siteThe 24-year-old started a blog called Limbitless and documented her journey from being afraid she might not be able to run, to ordering prosthetics blades and taking on a 10k race. Leah said: "Jess writes some inspiring things and I thought I want to be as confident as she is.“Everybody is unique and people should be proud of that. "I would love to help other people and that is my aim really. It not only helps them but helps me too.” Leah says she wants to defy the trend for flawless holiday photos, one inspirational bikini snap at a time. She has posted a series of gorgeous photos of her, proudly showing off her prosthetic leg, as she enjoys a holiday with fellow crash victim and boyfriend Joe Pugh, also 19 "I read her stuff all the time on how she looks at life and I thought I want to do it.