Jack Eyers is making waves in the fashion industry after becoming the first amputee to be crowned Mr England.
The 28-year-old made history by winning over the judges at the pageant final – and now he’s hoping to go on to scoop the title of Mr World.
Jack beat off stiff competition from 24 other finalists, but this isn’t the first time he’s been in the spotlight.
Two years ago the fit personal trainer became the first disabled person to take to the catwalk at New York Fashion Week.
Jack had his leg amputated at the tender age of 16 after being born with the degenerative condition Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency (PFFD) – which causes a deformed hip and a shortened leg.
He said: "The last five years I have made it my mission to raise the profile of disability in the fashion industry and to become a role model for other amputees and disabled people.
"I feel very strongly that Mr England is not just a beauty pageant, it is all round."
After the op, Jack threw himself into training at the gym and soon caught the eye of Models of Diversity – an agency that represents people of all shapes and sizes in a bid to campaign for more diversity within the fashion industry.
As well as wowing fashionistas at the New York Fashion Week, he also stormed the runways in Milan and Moscow.
The fitness fanatic also starred in the 2012 Paralympic opening ceremony, learning acrobatics to prove his disability doesn’t hinder his ambitions.
Jack said: "I trained with a circus ahead of the Paralympic ceremony, to get me used to climbing the ropes and swinging from the trapeze.
"That performance gave me such a buzz I'd never felt before – I was hugely inspired by the feeling that disabled people can be powerful and that we're not weak or incapable."
He was chosen to be Mr England by a judging panel at The Vox Resorts World Birmingham and given a new wardrobe by fashion brand ENVOY LONDON as a prize.
Jack hopes his new title will be an opportunity to act as a role model to other young people in similar situations.
He said: "I'm pretty overwhelmed by it, but Mr World is the next big step."
