Career
Born in New Zealand to British parents (Scottish father, English mother), the family moved to Toronto, Canada when she was aged 4. Reid lost her right foot in a boating accident, aged 16. Her life was saved by a surgeon in Toronto who managed to stem the blood flow through amputation.
Sports-loving before the accident, she played rugby union, but encountered difficulties after her amputation with referees who felt the artificial leg could injure other players.
Deciding to concentrate on her studies, she gained a full scholarship to Queen"s University to study biochemistry. After joining the campus track and field team, three years later she competed at the World Championships.
She switched allegiance to Great Britain at the start of 2010. In 2010, British Broadcasting Corporation presenter and producer Matthew Stadlen spent a day with Reid for the news programme The Road With.
A Paralympian. In April 2013, it was announced that Reid would feature in the latest campaign for British high-street store Debenhams, the first high street chain to use disabled models in its campaigns.
Reid"s photo was featured in British Vogue magazine in April 2013. The imagery celebrates diversity in the retail sector.
