Belarussian student wins inaugural Miss Wheelchair World pageant
WARSAW: In her elegant evening dress and perfectly styled hair and make-up, Maria Diaz looks like any beauty pageant contestant -- except for the wheelchair she has been confined to since being shot by a stranger ten years ago.
Maria is one of 24 young women who gathered in Warsaw on Saturday to compete for the first-ever title of Miss Wheelchair World.
"It doesn't matter who wins the crown. We are all winners," said the 28-year-old from Chile, who is a professional wheelchair tennis player.
"It's our first…