Down's: Gorgeous Taya Wins Top Model Contract- Newspaper and Television- Exclusive Good News Story- December 2011

This ultimate feel-good factor story about little Taya winning a modelling contract has brought smiles to the faces of everyone who has read it.


Taya- who has Down's Syndrome- won a competition to become a model on the books of one of the UK's most prestigious modelling agencies. 


Her mother Gemma Andre contacted us to share her story.


We set her up a deal with the Daily Mail newspaper who ran the story across two pages. She has also appeared on ITV's Daytime programme,


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Star quality: 14-month-old Taya Kennedy. Retailers, including the Early Learning Centre and Mothercare, are already queuing up to feature the bright-eyed toddler in their advertising campaigns

'That she has Down's Syndrome did not enter the equation. We chose her because of her vibrancy and sense of fun. Not all children are comfortable in front of a lens and with a photographer looking at them — especially when they are so young. But Taya was so relaxed and happy. She was just what we were looking for.'


And Taya's devoted mum, Gemma Andre, couldn't be more proud.

'When people say "poor you" I find it offensive and irritating,' said Taya's mother Gemma

'Her father and I want her to go to an ordinary school, too. After her birth, I was given a list of things she wouldn't achieve; accomplishments she could never hope to master.

'And I am determined Taya will have as many chances in life as any other child. I want her to go to dancing school. She loves music and has a sense of rhythm; she sways and claps her hands when I sing to her.

'After her birth, I was given a list of things she wouldn't achieve; accomplishments she could never hope to master. It was so dispiriting... Now I take no notice of what the experts say,' said Gemma

If Gemma sounds optimistic, it is because Taya has already defied so many of the experts' other predictions about her future too.

'Taya is already standing. She is a strong little character,' said Gemma

'Her muscle tone is excellent; just like a normal child's. So it would be the best present I could have if Taya took her first steps on Christmas Day.'

Gemma has discovered that Taya responds well to visual stimulation.

'I had no debts, a good job; I knew I could give our baby a good quality of life,' she says.

Ten minutes later their joy was abruptly usurped by fear and anxiety.

'She wakes up with a smile on her face and goes to sleep smiling,' said Gemma of her baby daughter

Bit by bit, the extent of Taya's disabilities emerged.

'She had a single crease in her palm, a gap between her toes and a flat nose that signals sinus problems. She has deficiencies in her sight and hearing, her bowels and heart.

Taya has learned to pose for the camera. She beams on cue and is always alert and interested

'Soon afterwards, I got a call from a woman at the agency who  said: "We loved your pictures. Could you come to Manchester with your daughter for a photo shoot?"



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2066344/Smile-melts-misconceptions-How-Taya-born-Downs-darling-modelling-world.html#ixzz0SgqpP5xZ


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