MOIRA KELLY, She is one amazing woman in the
world and one of the women I have always
admired. She is a humanitarian work was
recognized with several awards, including the Prime Minister's Award for
outstanding community service, the White Flame Award from Save the Children for
her service to disadvantaged children, and she was made an Officer of the Order
of Australia in recognition of her service to both the Australian and
international communities,In 2003, Kelly received the Victorian of the Year
award, and in 2003 and 2004, she was nominated for the Australian of the Year
awards.Moira Kelly is also the adopted mother of Iraqi-born brothers Emmanuel
and Ahmed Kelly. The brothers, born with "severely underdeveloped
limbs", were discovered by Kelly in 1998 at the Mother Teresa Orphanage in
Baghdad. Kelly brought them both to Australia for medical treatment and
subsequently adopted them. In 2009, Ahmed and Emmanuel Kelly became Australian
citizens. Ahmed, a quadruple amputee and swimmer, represented Australia in the
50 metre breaststroke, 50 metre backstroke, 150 metre individual medley, and
the 100 metre freestyle at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Emmanuel Kelly was a contestant on the 2011
season of The X Factor. He was cut from the competition on 11 September, 2011,
"after forgetting the lyrics several times during his performance."
Following his appearance on The X-Factor, he met with producers and auditioned
for The Glee Project.
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