Rebecca Le'gon (born 1980 in

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) is director and publisher of

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-based magazine, ''Viva Lifestyle'' and Viva London, a free glossy

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and online website about lifestyle, fashion, beauty, fine dining, motoring, property, live music and events. Viva was launched in May 2010 in Manchester and

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, and is targeted at 25- to 45-year-old young professionals. It specialises in events and PR, marketing, advertising campaigns and design work. Le'gon is a former

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Personal life

Le'gon was born with a hip that did not grow and a shortened left leg. She was fitted with a

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at eighteen months. She is a fitness fanatic whose father, a

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instructor in the

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, encouraged her to learn to ski.

Early modelling career

In 2008, Le'gon was one of eight

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women contestants in ''

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'' a TV reality show on BBC3. She appeared in two episodes and was eliminated in the first round. In 2010, Le'gon signed to ''DK Model Management'', a modelling agency in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

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Living people 1980 births English people with disabilities English female models British magazine publishers (people) Models with disabilities {{UK-business-bio-1980s-stub People from Colchester