Meet Karrie Brown, she's a 17-year-old model who just got a gig with Wet Seal. She also has Down syndrome.
Karrie's mom discovered that Wet Seal started carrying plus-sized clothing, which according to Karrie's Facebook, is a great fit for girls with Down syndrome.
Photography by Neal Page! #KarriedAway @wetseal @TheEllenShow
Karrie Brown
@Karried_Away_
Photography by Neal Page! #KarriedAway @wetseal @TheEllenShow
Karrie started sharing photos of herself on Facebook in different Wet Seal outfits and it turned into a petition to get Wet Seal to feature Karrie as one of their models.
Karrie describes her personal style, FYI, as "biker chick."
Due to all the attention Karrie was getting online, Wet Seal contacted Karrie and flew her to California for a photoshoot. As of Monday, Karrie's modeling page has over 20,000 likes.
Karrie's smile is contagious! Here she's wearing her new clothes from #WetSeal #KarriedAway @TheEllenShow @wetseal
Karrie Brown
@Karried_Away_
Karrie's smile is contagious! Here she's wearing her new clothes from #WetSeal #KarriedAway @TheEllenShow @wetseal
Karrie's mom was worried that during her photoshoot she'd get nervous, but Karrie was a natural and asked the photographers to put on some Justin Bieber while she took photos.
Here's Karrie hanging with all of her new modeling pals.
All the attention hasn't gone to Karrie's head, though, she's still a pretty normal teenager. She loves Justin Bieber.
Karrie hanging out with @justinbieber ;-) #KarriedAway #FF #FollowFriday
Karrie Brown
@Karried_Away_
Karrie hanging out with @justinbieber ;-) #KarriedAway #FF #FollowFriday
Big Time Rush.
Karrie in her @wetseal shirt doing her best Vanna impression! @bigtimerush #KarriedAway @TheEllenShow #DownSyndrome
Karrie Brown
@Karried_Away_
Karrie in her @wetseal shirt doing her best Vanna impression! @bigtimerush #KarriedAway @TheEllenShow #DownSyndrome
And, of course, One Direction.
KARRIE needing extra support from @Real_Liam_Payne today! @onedirection #KarriedAway
Karrie Brown
@Karried_Away_
KARRIE needing extra support from @Real_Liam_Payne today! @onedirection #KarriedAway
Karrie had a blast modeling, but it isn't all she wants to do when she grows up. After high school she plans on attending college with the hopes of maybe splitting her time between modeling and being a librarian. Which sounds pretty great, to be honest.
