Jessica Cox

Jessica Cox: Biography in Details

Who is Jessica Cox?

Jessica Cox is the world’s first licensed armless pilot and the first armless black-belt in the American Taekwondo Association. She is also a motivational speaker.

Jessica Cox: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood

Cox was born as Jessica Cox on February 2, 1983, in Sierra Vista, Arizona, the United States of America. His nationality is American and ethnicity is North American.

Her mother’s name is Inez Cox and her father’s name is William Cox. There is no information on her siblings.

At the age of 10, Cox began training in taekwondo at a school in her hometown, earning her first black belt at the age of 14.

In which school did Jessica Cox attend?

Jessica Cox graduated from the University of Arizona in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in communications.

Jessica Cox: Professional Life and Career

The media has no much information regarding the onset of the career of Jessica Cox. While at the University of Arizona, she restarted her taekwondo training at an American Taekwondo Association club on campus. In an effort to help future students without the use of arms, the instructors created an entire training curriculum by modifying the standard material from the ATA. For eg, instead of a punch, Cox executes a knee strike. Since Cox has earned her second and third-degree black belts in the ATA. Cox has also earned the title of the 2014 Arizona State Champion in forms. 

Cox flew in a single-engine airplane for the first time in 2005. She earned her pilot’s certificate on October 10, 2008, after three years of training, and is qualified to fly a light-sport aircraft to altitudes of 10,000 ft. She received her flight training through an Able Flight scholarship.

Her Sports Pilot Certificate is for an ERCO 415-C Ercoupe the Federal Aviation Administration has designated as a light sports aircraft. Designed in the 1940s, it was built without rudder pedals. Instead, the rudder interconnects with the ailerons through the yoke. This unique design allows Cox to control the airplane with one foot controlling the yoke while the other foot controls the throttle.

Jessica Cox also works as a motivational speaker. She has already shared her message in 20 different countries.

In 2014, Cox competed in the 40-mile segment of El Tour de Tucson. The following year, she published an autobiographical self-help book, Disarm Your Limits.

Apart from all these, she is the subject of the documentary Right Footed, which chronicles her life, mentorship, humanitarian trips to Ethiopia, and the Philippines, as well as her efforts to pass the CRPD in the US Senate.

The patented invention of a “Lower Extremity Vehicle Navigation Control System” by the Emirati engineer Reem Al Marzouqi, was inspired by Cox. It allows people to drive a car without having to use their upper body.

Using her feet like most people use their hands, she is also able to drive an unmodified car with an unrestricted license, type on a keyboard at 25 words/minute, to pump her own gas, and to put in & remove her contact lenses. She is also a certified SCUBA diver.

Jessica Cox: Salary and Net Worth

The exact salary figure of Jessica Cox is unknown to date. Similar is the case of the info regarding her estimated net worth value as well. As of 2023, she has an estimated net worth of $120 million.

Jessica Cox: Rumors and Controversy

There are no any significant rumors and controversies regarding Jessica Cox in the mainstream media to date. She has thus far, managed to keep her image clean in the eyes of the general public.

Jessica Cox: Body Measurements

Currently, there is no information regarding the body measurements of Jessica Cox. Her hair color is black and eye color is dark brown.

Is Jessica Cox active on social media?

Jessica Cox is active on Facebook. she has more than 51.3k followers on Facebook. Besides these, she is inactive on Instagram and Twitter.

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