Brave & Badass - At 21, She's The First Person With Down Syndrome To Walk The Ramp

Being strong doesn't mean you don't find the challenges hard or painful, it means you have the courage to power through them, no matter what.

Madeline Stuart is a 21-year-old who is living with down syndrome and has walked the ramp 60 times. In fact, she is the first person with?the syndrome, to walk the ramp.

1.?Madeline at the backstage of Soiree show at London Fashion Week

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2. Madeline looks through the window as her mother is being interviewed by journalist?Jamie Feldman on her modelling career.??

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3. Madeline arrives in New York and celebrates as she gets out of the taxi to walk the ramp for the New York Fashion Week

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4. Madeline stands in between two male models in the New York Fashion Week

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5. Madeline appears backstage as she prepares to walk the ramp for the?Burning Guitars runway show

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6. Madeline sits in the taxi after she walked the ramp for New York Fashion Week?

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7. Madeline walks down the ramp for?Swedish School of Textiles show at London Fashion Week

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8. Madeline having fun with her mother and manager,?Rosanne Stuart at the?Remedy Diner?

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9. Madeline walking with her mother in Times Square.

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10. Madeline stands among the fellow models at the?Burning Guitars presentation during New York Fashion Week

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There is so much to learn from people like her, but the most important lesson is - don't let people tell you what you can and cannot do. Be brave enough to dream and persistent enough to chase it.