Meet the model with Down syndrome who just made fashion history at NYFW

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Source: Mashable

Jamie Brewer just made fashion history.

The American actress, best known for her role in the FX series American Horror Story, was the first model with Down syndrome to walk in New York Fashion Week on Thursday. She wore an original design by Carrie Hammer.

Brewer graced the runway as part of Hammer’s Role Models Not Runway Models campaign, through which the designer tries to represent the real women who purchase her clothes. Hammer started the campaign at last year's Fashion Week; the first show featured her friend, Danielle Sheypuk, who uses a wheelchair.

“Young girls and even young women ... [see me] and say, 'Hey, if she can do it, so can I,'" Brewer told Today. "It’s a true inspiration being a role model for any young women to [encourage them] in being who they are, and showing who they are."

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Hammer was inspired to start Role Models Not Runway Models after she received an email from Katie Driscoll, cofounder of the nonprofit Changing the Face of Beauty, which advocates for the inclusion of people with disabilities in media and advertising. Driscoll's daughter, Grace, was born with Down syndrome, and she wrote to Hammer asking her to feature a role model for Grace.

Read more: http://mashable.com/2015/02/12/model-down-syndrome-new-york-fashion-week/?utm_cid=hp-hh-pri

Loved her in American Horror Story!

[niyad]

1. k and r and thank you for posting.

[Sherman A1]

2. K&R!

[Chemisse]

3. Lovely.

She is lovely, and this occasion is lovely.

[ladyVet]

4. That's wonderful! Beauty comes in all shapes, sizes, colors, gender... nt

[dilby]

5. Bravo to Carrie Hammer, I hope she is the spark that will change this industry. n/t

[glasshouses]

6. I tried watching that show

man is that show creepy .


Good for her

[demmiblue]

7. Beyond creepy.

I skipped half of the second season... then moved on to the third. I don't know what that says about me!

[glasshouses]

9. I know people that love it

I know someone that never misses it but she won't watch it at night
alone.

She DVR's it to watch it during the day.

[Baitball Blogger]

8. She is exquisite in the American Horror Story.

The writers for that series really know how to push the envelope for every character. And they all raise their game.

[gademocrat7]

10. K&R!

[lunamagica]

11. K&R!

[KamaAina]

12. Hell yeah!

[SpankMe]

13. Very cool. Sweet story! n/t

[mountain grammy]

14. K & R for a lovely story

[sheshe2]

15. KnR!

[demmiblue]

16. A wee bit of a kick!