The 'one-armed princess' who wants to be the next Miss Germany


By AGENCY
  • People
  • Monday, 14 Feb 2022

Ruhl lost her arm during a motorcycle accident in 2019 but she says the accident will not be in vain if she can give something to others and serve as a role model. Photos: Henning Kaiser/dpa

A large tree stops Gina Ruhl in her tracks on a cold sunny day in western Germany.

"I wound up wrapped round a tree just like that."A motorcycle accident changed her life in 2019. With her pelvis broken in two places, her lower right leg completely shattered and the loss of her left arm, Ruhl will never forget that day.

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