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'Every parent… you’re the happiest when you see your children doing what they love to do. 'She can keep doing modeling as long as she loves it, and who knows where it will take her,' Stephanie Myers added. Her goal is to one day become a designer.

She’s also a competitive synchronized swimmer and attends school full-time. I love Paris so much, I just want to go there and have some fun,' she enthused.īesides modelling, Monika is 'a very busy girl,' her mom added.

This summer, Monika will be heading to Paris Fashion Week - a longtime dream for the model. 'I asked how the audition was going and they said, 'Monika could teach the audition,'' she said with a laugh. But she still has to audition just like anybody else.' 'I asked if they were inclusive, and they said, 'Well, yes. That’s when she came across the 2022 Toronto Kids Fashion Week. Myers said the two women were 'an inspiration' to Monika.Īfter seeing Monika’s excitement, the mom searched for inclusive modelling opportunities in the area. Two years prior to Jirau’s launch, Gucci announced its breakout star Ellie Goldstein, who made headlines as the first person with Down syndrome to star in a luxury fashion campaign. Jirau became Victoria’s Secret's first model with Down Syndrome, after the company decided to rebrand in 2021 due to failing cultural credibility. there was the Victoria's Secret model with Down Syndrome who just came out,' Myers recalled of 25-year-old Sofía Jirau. Monika has always been confident, according to her mom. 'The Barbie doll with Down syndrome was created to allow even more children to see themselves in Barbie, as well as have Barbie reflect the world around them,' the spokesperson wrote. In an email to Yahoo Canada, a spokesperson for Mattel confirmed Myers was 'one of the first Canadians' to have the newly released doll. When Myers first saw the doll, she said her first thought was 'she’s beautiful, she looks like me!'

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The dress is full flowers in yellow and blue, colours representing the Down syndrome awareness movement.

'She has Down syndrome, she has my mom's hair color, blonde, and a beautiful little dress.' 'The doll I got is so beautiful,' Myers told Yahoo Canada. The 15-year-old Ontario native was one of the first in the country to get her hands on Mattel's new Barbie with Down syndrome. She's also a student, a synchronized swimmer, and a Barbie fanatic. Monika Myers is Canada's first runway model with Down syndrome. Monika Myers was happy to see Down syndrome represented in Mattel's new Barbie collection.