Madeline Stuart

Update: On Monday, Madeline Stuart’s mother, Rosanne, posted on Instagram that Madeline is out of surgery and doing OK. On Sunday, Madeline Stuart, an Australian model who has Down syndrome, announced on Instagram she was being admitted to the hospital for open-heart surgery on Monday. Stuart made the announcement to her followers directly from the [...]

Madeline Stuart premiered her clothing line ’21 Reasons Why’ at New York Fashion Week.

Backstage at the Manhattan Center, Madeline Stuart is practicing her runway walk. The 19-year-old darts between hordes of models, many of whom, at 6-feet-tall, tower over her petite frame. While any other person might be intimidated, Stuart, now walking at her third New York Fashion Week, doesn’t bat an eye. Stuart may not be the only model with [...]

Australian tennis star, Bernard Tomic, is getting heat for an insensitive remark made during a press conference at the Wimbledon Championships. Referring to having to wait for his opponent, Fernando Verdasco, to enter the court, Tomic remarked, “Yeah, I did get to the court prior to him very early, and unfortunately I had to stand [...]

At this point we’re not surprised when Madeline Stuart breaks barriers — but her accomplishments are still worth celebrating. Next week, the 19-year-old model with Down syndrome will walk in Caspian Fashion Week in Astrakan, Russia, making her the first model with Down syndrome, and possibly the first model with an intellectual disability, to walk [...]

Just weeks after her New York Fashion Week (NYFW) takeover, Madeline Stuart, the 18-year-old world-famous model with Down syndrome, looks absolutely radiant in a whimsical bridal shoot. Sarah Houston Photography | Photo courtesy of Rosanne Stuart Stuart, from Brisbane, Australia, did her latest shoot at Rixey Manor, a popular wedding venue, in Culpeper, Virginia, with photographer [...]

Madeline Stuart, the world-famous professional model with Down syndrome, is paying it forward. After walking the runway at New York Fashion Week last month, Stuart, 19, returned home to Australia and attended a pair of events for I Can I Will Australia, a nonprofit aimed at ending bullying. I Can I Will has a mentoring program that pairs young adults with children with [...]