Australian Model With Down Syndrome Debuts On The Catwalk, Wants To Show ‘How Beautiful I Am’

Each of us is attractive in our own way. We, on the other hand, appear to be unprepared to adjust to change. Change is especially sluggish in the fashion sector. Time and over, the same types of models appear.

They have similar skin tones, complexions, haircuts, and body shapes. Is there, nevertheless, place for diversity?

There appears to be one!

Katie Harris, a 24-year-old Down’s Syndrome girl from New South Wales, Australia, decided to do her maiden solo walk down the catwalk in Sydney with the goal of revealing her beauty to the rest of the world.

2018 Miss Planet Australia Krysta Heath mentored the kid, who noted that her runway debut was a chance for her to “show the world exactly how lovely I am.”

Katie has always wanted to walk the runway as a model, and she hasn’t let society stop her.

A couple of teenagers from Bega Valley, on NSW’s southeastern coast, decided to host their own show to boost handicap awareness in modeling soon after she informed her mother she wanted to be a model.

The Disability Trust of NSW came on board, and Katie was picked for the exhibition among 18 other models.

Amy De’Friskbom came up with the concept for the fashion show, and claimed it was “the finest feeling in the world” to witness the 19 models go down the runway.

Katie stated,

“I am beautiful on the inside and out, and I want to be a model so that people can see me for who I truly am.”

At the first runway presentation, everyone appeared to admire her, and Heath said:

“As soon as she took her first solo stroll, the entire crowd rose to its feet and began cheering her on and chanting her name. Katie put it like way: “She simply owned it.”

The self-assured young girl expressed her desire to follow in the footsteps of Madeline Stuart, an internationally recognized Down’s syndrome model from Australia. She has walked 120 different runway shows throughout the world, owns her own fashion business, and has opened a dancing workshop for disabled persons.

Harris does not allow her Down syndrome hold her back, and on the runway, she is praised for her honesty. It’s what draws individuals to the fashion profession, according to her instructor Heath, since those who watch fashion shows can “smell a phony a mile away.”

As Madeline Stuart’s mother explained:

“What they have in their hearts, they demonstrate externally, which is something we might all benefit from.”

Madeline isn’t concerned with age, weight, or anything else; what she is concerned with is a person’s heart and how they treat her.

Everyone is at ease in her presence since they can sense she is genuine and only wants to love and be friends with them.”

De’Friskbom indicated that she expects the concept would “explode” following the successful local event:

“It would be an excellent method to emphasize that everyone is the same, regardless of appearance.”