A nine-year-old schoolgirl who had to have both legs amputated as a baby is set to 'make history' when she becomes the first double amputee child to walk the runway at New York Fashion Week.

Daisy-Mae Demetre, nine, from Birmingham, was born with fibular hemimelia, where part or all of the fibular bones in the leg are missing, and underwent the amputation of both legs when she was just 18-months-old.

She has been chosen to appear for couture brand Lulu et Gigi after its founder spotted her modelling while in London.

Her father Alex, 36, said his daughter was determined to lead the way for other amputees, telling the BBC: 'Daisy is going to be making a little bit of history.'

Daisy-May Demetre, 9, from Birmingham, is set to make history and become the first double amputee child to walk an official New York Fashion Week show

Daisy-Mae's father Alex, 36, said his daughter is 'going to be making a little bit of history' when she walks in the New York Fashion Week show in September

The schoolgirl, who wears prosthetic legs, began modelling in February 2018, when she was invited to London Fashion Week to model River Island's children's range.

Daisy-May was born with fibular hemimelia, a rare defect that occurs in only one in 40,000 births where all or part of the fibula – the calf bone – is missing.

It is even rarer for it to affect both legs, as it did with Daisy-May. She had no fibula in her left leg, and only a small one in her right.

The condition was identified while she was still in the womb, leaving mother Claire Reid, 36, and her father Alex stunned.

Daisy-Mae was born with fibular hemimelia and had both legs amputated when she was just 18-months-old

The schoolgirl previously made headlines when she was chosen to model for River Island's children collection at London

Aged 18 months, Daisy-May went under the knife at Birmingham Children's Hospital for an eight-hour operation to amputate her legs.

WHAT IS FIBULAR HEMIMELIA? Fibular Hemimelia is a rare birth defect that occurs in only one in 40,000 births. It occurs when or part of the fibula – the calf bone – is missing. It is currently unknown why fibular hemimelia occurs, but research indicates that if the genes guiding the formation of the limb are activated in an abnormal order it can occur. The majority of children born with the condition have no family history of other birth defects. Source: Paley Institute Advertisement

She now has two sets of prosthetic legs – a pair of 'activity blades' similar to those worn by Paralympians and another more 'basic' pair for school.

And not only has Daisy-May learnt to walk, run and ride a bicycle with all the confidence of other children her age, she has also become a keen gymnast.

For the past eighteen months, modelling has also been a passion.

She has since gone on to model for brands including Nike, Boden and Matalan.

She will now walk in New York Fashion Week on 8 September, having previously represented the same brand at London Kid's Fashion Week.

Founder Eni Hegedűs-Buiron called Daisy 'beautiful and perfect' as he revealed she'd be the first double amputee child to walk in an official New York Fashion Week show.

Her 11-year-old sister, Ella, will also be part of the show.

Daisy was born with fibular hemimelia, and had both her legs amputated when she was 18-months-old

The schoolgirl has appeared on This Morning alongside her father Alex, and modelled for brands including River Island and Nike

Father Alex revealed: '[Daisy is] going to be making a little bit of history.'

He explained that this was something he wanted child amputees do do 'all the time', adding: 'It doesn't stop you; it definitely doesn't stop Daisy. She is fitter than most grown men I know.

'But the modelling doesn't define Daisy, it is just a part of what does... she just does Daisy, it is the way she goes about life with a smile on her face.'