Yes, the woman at right is missing a limb, as are the ladies below. Because of this, each and every day they are faced with unique obstacles most of the rest of the world will never understand, and they're certainly all the stronger because of it. Good for them. But we've got one question: How pretty are they compared to one another?

A new show on the BBC seeks to get to the bottom of that query, so that the world may finally know who is the most beautiful, English, female amputee around. Or, as the Britain's Missing Top Model Web site puts it, "Eight young disabled women discover what it takes to be a model - but which of them will win a photo shoot and appear in a top fashion magazine?"

In the words of one William Corgan: The world is a vampire.