Sofía Isabel Jirau González, born March 26, 1996, is a Puerto Rican model with Down Syndrome.
Jirau began working as a model on March 26, 2019, her 23rd birthday. Since then, she has modeled for top designers.
On February 10, she made her debut at New York Fashion Week. Jirau is one of the few models with Down syndrome who has managed to participate in the important fashion event.
Jirau is on Instagram (@sofiajirau), where she shares photos and videos of herself, with over 293k followers and still counting.
Jirau is an intelligent person in spite of her condition. “When I was little, I looked myself in the mirror and said, ‘I’m going to be a model and a businesswoman,’” Jirau once said.
Jirau’s measurements are not available online at the moment.
Jirau is on Twitter @SJirau.
Jirau became the first person with Down syndrome to appear in a campaign for Victoria’s Secret.
The 26-year-old, alongside 17 other women were featured to promote the new all-day-comfort Love Cloud collection, which the brand hopes will reinforce Victoria’s Secret’s commitment to welcoming and celebrating “all women”.
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