Farah Ahmedi (WNYC)

NEW YORK, NY April 22, 2005 —Farah Ahmedi is only seventeen, but her experiences so far have been so compelling, she was named the winner this morning of a contest called "The Story of My Life."

ABC-TV's Good Morning America invited viewers to send in their life stories. They asked ghostwriters to help tell the best three, and then let viewers choose the winner. Farah's story won out over more than 5000 others.

She grew up in Afghanistan and when she was 7 years old, she stepped on a landmine and ended up having a leg amputated. Now, ten years later, she's going to high school in Illinois and is about to go on tour with her book.

She stopped by the WNYC studios and spoke with Amy Eddings.