Katie Piper (born 12 October 1983) is a former model and television presenter from Andover, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
Piper had hoped to have a full-time job in the media, but in March 2008 she was thrown acid in the face by Stefan Sylvestre in north London.
The acid attack that blinded Piper in one eye was arranged by Piper’s ex-boyfriend, Daniel Lynch. Both Sylvester and Lynch were arrested and jailed for their crimes.
Piper was treated at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, where surgeons removed all the skin from her face and reconstructed it with skin replacement and skin grafts. The procedure is the first of its kind.
In 2009, Piper decided to forgo his anonymity in order to raise awareness for fire victims. The Channel 4 documentary Katie: My Beautiful Face aired on 29 October 2009 as part of the Cutting Edge series and was rerun at Christmas 2009.
