This 18-Year-Old With Down Syndrome Just Won Model of the Year, and This Is Why

"A French photographer contacted us and said he wanted to do a photo shoot. [We] wanted to do something in San Francisco that says 'San Francisco,' so he took us to the Golden Gate Bridge. I was ecstatic — I don't get excited very often, I sort of stay mellow because Madeline is very in tune with my emotions — but I was certainly excited [about the photos], and she was excited.

"Maddy is also in talks with another designer that wants her to walk at the UN next year in New York. So, there are a lot of things that are coming up next year."