Jamie Brewer Is the 1st Model with Down Syndrome to Walk at New York Fashion Week

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You might recognize Jamie Brewer from American Horror Story, in which she's had a recurring role since 2011. But the 30-year-old actress broke another barrier Thursday, becoming the first model with Down syndrome to walk during New York's Fashion Week.

Brewer modeled as part of Carrie Hammer's "Role Models Not Runway Models" campaign, wearing an original design by Hammer.

"There's a woman named Katie Driscoll," Brewer tells PEOPLE a few hours after her history-making walk, "who has a campaign called 'Changing the Trace of Beauty.' She wrote a letter to Carrie congratulating her on 2014 New York Fashion Week show that included a woman named Danielle Sheypuk."

"Danielle was one of the first-ever models to appear on the NYFW runway in a wheelchair," Brewer continues. "And Katie asked Carrie if she could have a role model for her daughter Grace, who was around 4 or 5 years old, who has Down syndrome. And Katie knew of my work – my acting work and my work with people with disabilities – and she told Carrie about who I am, and that's how I got the honor of being involved with Fashion Week."

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http://www.people.com/article/jamie-brewer-new-york-fashion-week

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1. She looks good!

That's a lovely dress. Bright smile, too.