Meet the first model with Down syndrome to walk the runway at Fashion Week

"While most recognize Brewer for playing Addie in “American Horror Story: Murder House,” Nan in “American Horror Story: Coven,” and Marjorie in “American Horror Story: Freak Show,” she has long worked as an advocate for people with intellectual disabilities. At 19, she was elected to the State of Texas ARC Board; she also worked on the Executive Board for the State of Texas ARC and the Governmental Affairs Committee for the State of Texas, where she was the only member with a disability.

“Jamie is an activist for intellectual disabilities, she is a writer and artist and amazing actress,” says Hammer.

Hammer designed a dress that she hopes plays up Brewer’s fabulous qualities.

“‘American Horror Story’ is dark, scary, bewitching so we had to go with black and Jamie has a beautiful body with a teeny waist and curves and we went with an A-line,” she says. The dress is also special for another reason—Hammer hopes that First Lady Michelle Obama will wear it.

For her part, Brewer feels excited for her spin down the runway."

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