Puerto Rican model Sofia Jirau, who made her debut at New York Fashion Week, has called it a "dream come true" to become the first Victoria's Secret model with Down syndrome. Jirau, 25, who has been modelling for over two years, announced on Instagram, where she boasts 167,000 followers, that…
Parents have signed a petition for a school to remove a girl with Down syndrome from their children's class, prompting widespread outrage. The incident took place at the Bashkimi Primary School in the city of Gostivar, which is located in the Polog Valley region of North Macedonia. Ambla Ademi, 11,…
Brazil's first news reporter with Down syndrome is celebrating 15 years in the job but says she still has not achieved her absolute dream which is to one day interview singer-songwriter Roberto Carlos. Fernanda Honorato, 41, told Brazilian media: "I was at a nightclub here in Rio and the Programa…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5NnQ0Z0_LA&feature=youtu.be Newsflash/Hospital Gregorio Maranon This is the moment a mother and her Down syndrome son who both tested positive for COVID-19 are reunited after they were first taken to different hospitals in Madrid. Concepcion Ochoa was reportedly admitted to the Hospital Gregorio Maranon in the central Spanish capital Madrid on…
Story By: Jonathan Macias, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News This is the Puerto Rican model with Down’s syndrome who has conquered the New York fashion industry after being born with a series of heart diseases. Puerto Rican model Dalila Zapata Hernandez, 20, started modelling when she was seven years old after she…
