A 10-month-old girl with Down syndrome is the new face of a designer swimwear campaign.
Valentina Guerrero, from Miami, Florida, made her fashion debut modelling one-piece swimsuits for Spanish designer Dolores Cortes.
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She is the first person with Down syndrome to be chosen to front a major fashion campaign.
“People with Down syndrome are just as beautiful and deserve the same opportunities,” the designer said in a statement. “I’m thrilled to have Valentina modelling for us.”
Valentina appears on the cover of Cortes’ new US catalogue and was the star of the designer’s runway show at Miami Swim Fashion Week on Saturday.
The adorable toddler will also front the label’s 2013 Kids USA campaign, with 10 percent of the collection’s profits being pledged to the Down Syndrome Association of Miami.
Valentina is not the only model with Down syndrome working in the US. Ryan Langston, a six-year-old from New Jersey, appeared in campaigns for US retailers Nordstrom and Target earlier this year.
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The UK also has a budding fashion star with Down syndrome. Natalia Goleniowski, five, has appeared in two ads for children’s labels Frugi and JoJo Maman Bebe.
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