Katie Meade

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Katie Meade
Born (1983-05-18) May 18, 1983 (age 42)
Des Moines, Iowa
NationalityAmerican
OccupationModel
Modeling information
Height4 ft 10 in (147 cm) [1]
Hair colorblack
Eye colorbrown [1]

Kathryn "Katie" Meade [2] (born 18 May 1983) is an American model, widely considered to be "the first model with Down syndrome to become the face of a beauty campaign." [3] [4] [5] [6] [2] [7] [8]

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Meade was born in Des Moines, Iowa in a family of three female children [1] to Tom and Becky Meade. [9] She experienced many health problems [10] ever since early childhood, being diagnosed with Down syndrome and having undergone two open heart surgeries. [3] Meade attended mainstream classes at Herbert Hoover High School, [7] where she reports having been bullied by other students due to her condition. [8] [2] [3] While in high school, she joined Best Buddies International. [7] It was while working as an ambassador for the organization that she was approached by Beauty and Pin-Ups to become the face of their 2016 "Fearless" range, [2] thus becoming the first model with Down syndrome to front a beauty campaign.

In addition to being a model, Meade has also participated in the Special Olympics, winning the gold medal for the balance beam in Raleigh at the 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games. [1] Four years later, at the 2003 World Games in Dublin, she introduced U2's performance. [1] During her career, she has befriended many famous people, most notably Rob Lowe and Tom Brady. [9] [4] When Meade was hit by a car in October 2016, the NFL star sent her a video message, wishing her full recovery. [7]

As of 2017, she works as Office Generalist at the Polk County Treasurer's Office. [7] [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Katie Meade is Fearless". beautyandpinups.com. February 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Berkey, Tasina. "As A Child, They Put Gum In Her Hair. But Now, She's The Face Of A Unique Beauty Campaign". littlethings.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Young, Sarah (12 June 2017). "Katie Meade: Meet the Model with Down's Syndrome That's Changing the Face of Beauty". Independent.co.uk. The Independent . Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 Ruffo, Jillian (1 April 2016). "Meet Katie Meade, the First Woman with Down Syndrome to Be Featured as the Face of a Beauty Product". people.com. People . Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Beck, Laura (2 April 2016). "Meet the First Model With Down Syndrome to Be Featured as the Face of a Beauty Campaign". cosmopolitan.com. Cosmopolitan . Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Walano, Rose (12 April 2016). "Meet the First Model With Down Syndrome to Land a Beauty Campaign". usmagazine.com. US Magazine . Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Finney, Daniel P. (3 February 2017). "Meet the other model in Tom Brady's life: Iowa's Katie Meade". desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Model With Down Syndrome Challenges Beauty Stereotypes". Born Different. Episode 6. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  9. 1 2 Chandler, Reid (9 April 2016). "Des Moines Woman with Down Syndrome Featured as Face of Beauty Campaign". whotv.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  10. ↑ Mosbergen, Dominique (5 April 2016). "Special Olympian Katie Meade Becomes First Model With Down Syndrome To Land Beauty Campaign". huffingtonpost.com. Huffington Post . Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Katie Meade On Being Fearless". beautyandpinups.com. May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.


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