Monika Myers, model with Down syndrome at New York Fashion Week: “I’m brave and beautiful”

Monika Myers is a model with Down syndrome. The 14-year-old Canadian walked the runway at New York Fashion Week. “She feels confident when she goes out and believes in herself,” her mother said.

Author: Giusy Dente

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Monika Myers She is 14 years old and has fulfilled her biggest dream: walking on one of the most prestigious catwalks in the world. The Canadian model debuted at Toronto Kids Fashion Week and her career took off quickly. She recently signed a contract with an international agency (Zebedee) and arrived at the New York Fashion Week shows. She was chosen to walk the runway for both Primark and Wanda Beauchamp Couture. This for the fashion sector is a passion that has been cultivated for years with great constancy. She never let others decide for her: and she never left that power to her illness either. The 14 year old boy actually have Down syndromebut that was never a limit.

Monika Myers makes her dream come true

“My friends couldn’t believe the transformation to see me in such a beautiful dress, with false eyelashes and tidy hair,” Monika proudly told the Daily Mail. “I felt great, wore beautiful clothes and met a lot of really great people,” she added enthusiastically. And her mother couldn’t be more proud too. Stephanie Myers flew to the New York Fashion Week specifically to see your little girl in the catwalk.

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For nothing in the world would she have missed that important day and burst into tears at the sight of her, more beautiful than ever, self-confident and at ease. She couldn’t help but think that this was her place: “She feels confident when she takes off and believes in herself.” the 14 years modeled for Primark and Wanda Beauchamp Couturewith two very different looks.

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“Primark was a fun show, I even did a pirouette. I wore a green coat and leather shorts with silver boots: I loved it. For Wanda I wore a beautiful loose dress. It was a different walk, so I had a serious expression, but I liked it anyway,” said the model.

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Monika Myers parades in the name of inclusive fashion

Monika is an example of dedication and perseverance: she is a girl who never gave up in the face of an apparent limitation. The 14-year-old has made everything wonderful, family and friends with her achievements. From an early age she had clear ideas about the future: she developed a passion for clothes, hairstyles and makeup at an early age, playing modeling around the house.

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“When I saw her do something I never imagined she could do, it made me so proud of her. And she’s proud of herself too,” commented her mother. After all, the family has always dreamed of a future working for her: “She was never shy even on camera,” Stephanie said. The woman knows very well that her daughter’s story can be an example for so many other girls he knows it can inspire other girls with Down syndrome.

“She is the first Canadian model with Down syndrome to appear on the show,” the woman explained. Her hope is that the world will become more and more open to diversitylet fashion be made more and more welcoming: “Whatever happens, we’re all the same. We don’t know what the future holds, but Monika loves modeling. It’s wonderful to see inclusion in the industry.”

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In turn, Monika has no intention of stopping, on the contrary: she wants to do more photo shoots and other fashion shows. He understood that his place is on the catwalk: “I felt like a princess, there were two people combing my hair and I had my makeup on too. It was crazy backstage: there were people everywhere and around me, but it didn’t bother me. I wasn’t nervous anyway: I’m brave and beautiful”.

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