Teen with down syndrome's modeling dream comes true

Karrie Brown is a seventeen year old girl with down syndrome whose dream of being a model is finally coming true. Ever since she was a little girl, she had wanted to be a model. Her favorite store is Wet Seal, so everyday her mom would take pictures of her in her favorite Wet Seal outfit. Her mom, Sue decided to make a facebook page to try to get the company’s attention. She posted pictures of Karrie in the company’s clothes and talked about her dreams of being a model. It didn’t take long for the corporates at Wet Seal to notice the page, and the company fell in love with Karrie. They gave her an all-expense paid trip to Los Angeles to have a photo shoot and model their clothes. They also paid for her and her mother to have a day in Disneyland. Company executives said Karrie was a natural in front of the camera and she was dancing and laughing the whole time. She was so happy and excited to have the experience, and her mom said that her next goal is to meet and dance with Ellen DeGeneres.

            I absolutely loved this article. I volunteer with kids with special needs, so I always love reading and hearing things like this. The simplest things make these kids so happy and I think that it is great that a company as big as Wet Seal was able to give back and make a girl’s dream come true. It is really admirable that people in the company took enough time to notice their customers and put them first. Most large corporations are only interested in making money, and giving back to their customers isn’t a top priority. Stories like this are always nice to hear because they remind you of the good in the world. Karrie’s day was made, and all of the people that worked with her that day were inspired and touched by her enthusiasm and happiness.

 

http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/modeling-dream-true-karrie-brown-girl-syndrome/story?id=20331060

 

I did a second current event to make up for the one I forgot to do last week!