24-year-old Puerto Rican model Sof\u00eda Jirau broke the news to announce that she\u2019s officially the first ever Victoria\u2019s Secret model with Down syndrome. Jirau made an Instagram post to celebrate the huge honor and reflected on how happy she was.<\/p>\n
\u201cI dreamt of it, I worked hard on it, and today it is a dream come true. I can finally tell you my big secret\u2026 I am the first Victoria\u2019s Secret model with Down syndrome!\u201d Jirau posted on Monday.<\/p>\n
In 2019, Sofa Jirau started modeling for her e-commerce clothing business, Alavett. In 2020, she made an even bigger impression when she walked down the New York Fashion Week runway. The Boricua model with Down syndrome revealed to People magazine at the time that she set herself big goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks to all of you for always supporting me in my projects,\u201d she continued. \u201cThanks to @victoriassecret for seeing me as a #NoLimits model and making me part of the Love Cloud Collection inclusion campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n
Victoria\u2019s Secret\u2019s new Love Cloud Collection campaign, which includes Puerto Rican model Sof\u00eda Jirau, intends to \u201creinforce Victoria\u2019s Secret\u2019s commitment to welcoming and celebrating all women\u201d through the use of model diversity.<\/p>\n