At the mere age of 23, Canadian born Madison Tevlin (who has Down Syndrome) is already an actress, a model and a podcaster among other things. She has recently been part of New York Fashion Week and is an integral part of the campaign ‘Assume that I can’ (and maybe I will) for which she appeared on a billboard in Time Square. She has set up her own podcast called 21 questions, for which she had the idea at 19 during open heart surgery! She has recently been interviewed by Silken Laumann, Olympic medalist and founder of ‘Unsinkable’ : a truly inspiring interview where she displays her fearlessness around knocking down barriers surrounding disability and differences.

Ellie Goldstein, now 23 is also an English model, actress and an author. She was the first model with Down Syndrome to feature on the cover of Vogue as part of their digital editorial on ‘Unconventional Beauty’, as well as appearing in a campaign for Gucci. She has recently joined the cast of BBC series ‘Malory Towers’ as Nancy Maher. She has been a guest on both ‘Good Morning Britain’ and ‘Loose Women’ on multiple occasions and was interviewed on ‘This Morning’ after the first Barbie doll with Down Syndrome was launched by Mattel. In September 2023, she released her autobiography “Against All Odds” and the following year ‘Ellie’, a children’s book about inclusivity and growing up with Down Syndrome. This year she is due to appear as a participant on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.

Ellie Goldstein