Comment on Oprah faithful spread message of hope through Houston

The "Dancing with the Stars" finalist was wearing a breezy mini skirt and heels, while revealing her prosthetic legs. Purdy, 34, the 2014 Paralympic bronze medalist snowboarder, had her legs amputated to a form of meningitis at age 19. Purdy joined Winfrey to present the Toyota Standing O-vation Award with a $25,000 prize to Yamile Jackson, a Houston mother and industrial engineer who created Zaky, a hand-shaped device for babies undergoing hospital care that simulates the touch and scent of parents.