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Meet the 'biker chick' teen with Down Syndrome whose fashion-forward Facebook...
London Daily Mail ^ | Sep, 19, 2013 | Sadie Whitelocks

Posted on 10/03/2013 1:47:25 AM PDT by kathsua

A teenage girl with Down Syndrome has realized her childhood dream of becoming a model.

Karrie Brown, 17, from Collinsville, Illinois, was picked to star in a new campaign for the girls' fashion label, Wet Seal after a Facebook photo of her wearing items from the brand attracted public attention.

The image, posted to her Fan Page, 'Karrie Brown - Modeling the Future', garnered more than 200 Likes and saw her number of followers rocket to 18,914.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: abortion; downsyndrome; model; prejudice
what a wonderful story. Fortunately, her mother didn't listen to the bigots at Planned Parenthood.

Liberals like to talk about diversity, but they don't apply it to those who are really different.

1 posted on 10/03/2013 1:47:25 AM PDT by kathsua
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To: kathsua

Cute girl!


2 posted on 10/03/2013 3:08:00 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("The heart of the matter is God's love. It always has been. It always will be."~Abp. Chaput)
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To: kathsua

What a sweetheart. Good for her.


3 posted on 10/03/2013 5:20:15 AM PDT by moovova ( "...uh, uhm...stop calling it Obamacare. Uh, George Bush did it...that's it! Call it BushCare.")
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