An Iowa woman facing Down syndrome has decided to show the world that a disability does not confine you and it does not make you look bad or less beautiful.

Katie Meade is doing this in a big way. The 32 year old model is presently revealed as the face of Beauty & Pin-Ups, a hair-care brand. Appeared in the retro photo-shoot, Meade, has a heart defect from her birth. In these pictures, you can see her styled as a pin-up model. She also performs for company’s new product, which is a hair mask.

“It was wonderful,” she expressed in an email. “I really enjoyed trying on different clothes and getting yourself ready for the photo shoot. The feeling was really special. Feeling like a true model is really a cool experience”. After watching the finalized images, she said that she was very proud of herself.

The Olympic gold medal winning champion says that it was her recent and 1^st triumph. She serves as an office generalist in the treasury office of her country.

“She is simply an unbelievable person,” expressed Kenny Kahn, Beauty & Pin-Ups’ CEO. He says that the line of hair products is all about “paying respect to the pin-up, accompanied by an old-fashioned twist.”

Kahn added that the decision to appoint Meade was a simple and easy one. The brand had previously been operational with Best Buddies International, an association that aids people having developmental and intellectual disabilities find employment and meet friends. Meade is its ambassador. Kahn said that our sole purpose was to build a brand that stood for some cause.

Partial proceeds of the brand are donated to the organization. It also gets a Buddy to each attended, like conferences and trade shows. That is how Kahn came to meet Meade. When they planned to brand their new product “Fearless,” they instantaneously thought of Meade.

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“We sort of saw each other and everyone said, Meade is obviously the most fearless person,” Kahn explained. “So we reached Des Moines with our style team and did a photo shoot. That day was truly the most fun day I remember.” Kahn said that she was an extraordinary special person which is visible in her photos clearly. She represented not only the hope but the reality.

According to Meade it was like a family to her.

“They make me sense loved and welcome,” she told. “They provided me the chance to illustrate the world that individuals having disabilities like fashion and beauty, and they love to look good as everyone else does.”