Mia Schaikewitz
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Mia Schaikewitz | |
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| Born | May 23, 1978 (age 46) Atlanta, Georgia USA |
| Education | University of Florida |
| Notable work | Push Girls |
| Height | 1.778 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Mia Schaikewitz (/ˈʃaɪkəwɪts/;[1] born May 23, 1978) is an American[2] TV personality and spokesperson for disability advocacy. She starred in the 2012 reality series Push Girls on the Sundance Channel.
A competitive swimmer at the time, Schaikewitz became paralyzed from the waist down "over the course of a half-day"[3] after an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) ruptured in her spinal cord when she was 15.[4][5] She went on to graduate with a degree from the University of Florida and then moved to Los Angeles where she developed a career in graphic design and branding.[6][7] In 2012, she decided to return to the sport of competitive swimming after 17 years, as documented in Season 1 of the show Push Girls.[8]
