New York Fashion Week model with down syndrome, Jamie Brewer will be one of the special talents who will be wearing Carrie Hammer's original designs. She will be striding the catwalk and will the first ever model with Down syndrome to hit the runway.
New York Fashion Week model with down syndrome, Brewer has proved that she is not just an actress, but also a model despite her disabilities.
Representing "Role Models Not Runway Models," campaign Brewer is Hammer's personal choice as one of the incredible women whom she wants to be featured in the fashion show.
New York Fashion Week model with Down syndrome, Brewer is set to walk along with a sex therapist and a doctor who are both in wheelchairs, FOX28 reported.
"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."
It is truly an inspiration to see that despite her disabilities, Brewer has done her best to share her talent. New York Fashion Week model with Down syndrome happened through the encouragement of one mother who happened to have a daughter who also has Down syndrome.
In an email, Katie Driscoll, co-founder of Changing the Face of Beauty, a nonprofit that encourages media to include people with disabilities, wrote to Hammer that she was thankful for being the change that was long overdue.
She was telling that she was really happy for including people with disabilities in work like what Hammer has started. And when Hammer asked Driscoll who was her idea to be included in the project, Driscoll suggested Brewer, who was a role model for daughter who also has Down syndrome, E! News reported.
As for the New York Fashion Week model with Down syndrome, brewer will wear something that represents her best qualities. Hammer described her as an activist for intellectual disabilities. She is an amazing actress, an artist and a writer.
New York Fashion Week model with Down syndrome, Brewer has been known for her part as Nan in "American Horror Story: Coven," Addie in "American Horror Story: Murder House," and Marjorie in "American Horror Story: Freak Show.
Brewer worked as Executive Board for the State of Texas ARC and the Governmental Affairs Committee for the State of Texas, and she's the only one with disabilities. At early age of 19, she was elected to the State of Texas ARC Board.
New York Fashion Week model with Down syndrome, Jamie Brewer may have disabilities, but it won't stop her from pursuing her dreams. She is truly an inspiration to everyone.
