{"id":226743,"date":"2020-07-05T09:21:35","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T14:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=226743"},"modified":"2020-07-06T22:20:19","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T03:20:19","slug":"gucci-first-model-down-syndrome-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/gucci-first-model-down-syndrome-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"AWESOME: Gucci’s first model with Down syndrome goes viral"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A British teenager with Down syndrome has made history by starring in a Gucci Beauty campaign, which was featured in Italian Vogue<\/a>. Eighteen-year-old Ellie Goldstein from Essex is the first model with Down syndrome to pose for Gucci, and she has quickly gone viral on social media for this huge accomplishment.<\/p>\n

Goldstein is signed with Zebedee Management<\/a>, a talent agency dedicated to increasing the representation of people with disabilities in media. She has appeared in numerous campaigns since signing with them in 2017, including a Nike campaign for the Women’s World Cup last year. And while Goldstein has no shortage of fans, her mother Yvonne may be the most proud.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re all incredibly proud of Ellie and all the lovely comments she has had on Gucci\u2019s Instagram,” Yvonne told the Metro<\/a>. “She has always loved being in the limelight and in front of the camera, she\u2019s very confident and good at taking direction.” She added, “Drama is her passion and she has been in lots of shows. She is very outgoing and wants to be seen and heard. She is very good at English and has a great memory which helps with memorising scripts.”<\/p>\n

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Ellie for GUCCI @guccibeaty on @vogueitalia new Gucci Mascara L \u2018Obscur Massive thanks to @zebedee_management Photographer @davidpdhyde makeup @bryanna_angel_mua and all the team \u2764\ufe0f<\/a><\/p>\n

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