In The Media | 13 February 2015

Down syndrome actress Jamie Brewer makes fashion history

An American Horror Story actress has made history as the first person with Down syndrome to walk New York Fashion Week.

Jamie Brewer, 30, wore a custom-made black belted dress during Carrie Hammer’s Role Models Not Runway Models campaign show.

Brewer, who has been described by Hammer as “an absolute star”, is also an activist for people with disabilities.

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald