First Down’s syndrome model Ellie Goldstein who campaigned for Gucci

Once quoted in a mail to a publisher that she loves a lot of attention, Ellie Goldstein finally got a break last year in a new editorial for Gucci Beauty in partnership with Vogue Italia. Growing up in Ilford, Essex, the 18-year-old aspiring model never let her condition get in the way of living her life. Being diagnosed with Down's syndrome at birth, didn't stop Goldstein to become a model. She signed with Zebedee Management at the age of fifteen. The agency is committed to representing 'models with disabilities and alternative appearances'. Goldstein loves to do drama and dance and love reading and learning new scripts. Her beauty icon is Marilyn Monroe. She enjoys makeup. Goldstein recalls one of her earliest beauty memories when her sister Amy used to put makeup on her—she was two years old, and her sister was ten. For her, representation is significant. She wants the world to see that anyone can model and act with a disability. The only challenge she faces is just being slower at learning some things. "It feels so amazing and fabulous to be part of the Gucci Beauty campaign. I feel so proud of myself, especially to have been chosen for this. When I look at the images, I feel happy with myself, and all the likes and comments on social media across the world have been overwhelming. My hope as a model is to become famous one day. My dream job is to be on the front cover of Vogue and work for other big brands. My hopes and dreams are to show the world who I am and what I can achieve," Goldstein mentioned in one of her interviews.