A one-legged Chinese woman at the World Professional Beauty Contest caught people's attention as she turned up (graceful). Gui Yuna, the 36-year-old Chinese woman from Nanning, showed her best form and won the (title) of Miss Qipao and Miss Bikini in Group B.
Gui lost her right leg at age of seven in car accident. At 17, she started training in high jump, long jump and other games.
One of the highlights of her professional career as an athlete was in the 2004 Summer Paralympic Games in Greece, she won the seventh place in women's long jump. She also broke the world record of women's high jump for amputees in 2007 National Games for Dis abled Persons. Before the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, Gui served a torch bearer (火炬手). She (win) the National Model Worker award in 2015 as well.
Gui retired from professional sports in 2017. (invite) by the World Professional Beauty organizers, Gui attended the beauty contest in a hurry and without much training. But her habit of (keep) a healthy lifestyle and exercising helped her have a good physical shape and shine or stage.
"Sport gives me optimism and makes me look (young) than my peers. I hope more and more people can gain (confident) from my action and join the fitness career," Gui said.
