“If the average person could see the beauty Maddy has inside, how
loving and caring she is and if that is what people measured beauty on,
then most of the models in the world would have Down syndrome”
For a while now, I have been following Maddy on her Facebook page (which I unfortunately can't link right now, but look up Maddy/Madeline Stuart, and she should pop up under pages) and admiring her journey. It's not just the fact that I, too, have a disability but it's how eager and determined she is to achieve her dream, something I feel like I and many others are lacking and admire.
She's an eighteen year old woman from Australia, and she battles Downs Syndrome. She has been eager to change the way the world see's her disability from day one, and even lost weight - something a lot of people with Downs Syndrome have a problem with. She ditched the unhealthy eating habits and switched to a good exercise regime and a healthy diet. She was, and still is, determined to change the way we see beauty and become a model.
Well, Maddy did it! She landed her first major modelling contrast with a company called Mainfesta, a US-based women's athletic wear company, that targets women of all shapes and sizes (I hope they ship to the UK, these sound like the type of people I am eager to support). Apparently, she is also reciving plenty more offers from other modelling agencies.
She's an eighteen year old woman from Australia, and she battles Downs Syndrome. She has been eager to change the way the world see's her disability from day one, and even lost weight - something a lot of people with Downs Syndrome have a problem with. She ditched the unhealthy eating habits and switched to a good exercise regime and a healthy diet. She was, and still is, determined to change the way we see beauty and become a model.
Well, Maddy did it! She landed her first major modelling contrast with a company called Mainfesta, a US-based women's athletic wear company, that targets women of all shapes and sizes (I hope they ship to the UK, these sound like the type of people I am eager to support). Apparently, she is also reciving plenty more offers from other modelling agencies.
Must remember to give thanks to her full-supporting mother, Rosanne - this family is apparently filled with people with beautiful names, and beautiful people. Her mother says how Maddy is eager to change how people discriminate against disability.
I think Maddy here is a perfect example of what people mean when they say personality will shine and the beauty will show on the outside. I think a lot of disabilities are not seen as beautiful simply because of the prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination these people face, not that they are not pleasing to the eye. I hope Maddy becomes a role model towards others like her, and before you know it, the world is filled with divergence in the modelling industry and little girls and boys can look up on a huge screen and think "Wow, s/he looks like me!". It doesn't have to be a dream or something far away, it can be reality, but if you don't try, how can you expect anything to happen?
Thank you very much for reading, Loz x
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