Beth Matthews, A Model From Swansea With Down's syndrome, Has Signed With An Agency

After being signed by a major modeling agency, a woman with Down's syndrome is commencing her modeling career.

Beth Matthews, 22, from Swansea, decided to try modeling after seeing Ellie Goldstein's work, who also has Down's syndrome and has worked for Gucci.

Beth has signed with Zebedee, the same agency that represents Goldstein's clients with disabilities and other physical differences.

Fiona Matthews, her mother, claimed she has been "blossoming" since she began modeling.

After hearing about Goldstein's work via Ms Matthews' sister, Beth's family decided to investigate the possibility of her doing some modeling to see how she would fare.

Ms Matthews claimed she was "absolutely great" after half an hour of searching for a local stylist and photographer for a photoshoot.

Beth was signed by Zebedee only a few weeks afterwards, and she has since participated in a number of photoshoots.

The organization was founded five years ago with the goal of boosting the representation of persons with disabilities, people with physical differences, and trans and non-binary individuals.

Ella Singleton-Redmond, Zebedee's women's booker, believes that disability is frequently overlooked in discussions about diversity.

"We need to be representing those in our advertising," she said. "Twenty percent of our population lives with disabilities, visible or invisible, so we need to be representing them in our advertising."

"People are becoming more conscious of this and are beginning to change as a result." Our goal is to ensure that all types of media accurately reflect the population. "We still have a long way to go."

Down's syndrome is a condition caused by an extra chromosome that affects about 47,000 persons in the United Kingdom.

Although Down's syndrome causes some learning disabilities, the majority of people with the illness live long, healthy lives and attain average life goals, with an increasing number of people with the condition working and living semi-independently.