'People who have Down syndrome like me are capable of getting a job, creating their own business, and working hard like me,” Sofía Jirau said after making history at Victoria's Secret.
“I want to tell the whole world that people with my condition, Down syndrome, inside and out, we have no limits," Jirau, who is Puerto Rican,"People who have Down syndrome like me are capable of getting a job, creating their own business, and working hard like me,” she said, speaking in her native Spanish from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
It is a condition in which a person is born with an extra chromosome, resulting in changes to how the body and brain develop, which can cause both mental and physical challenges. On her Instagram stories, Jirau often shares her workout routines or the healthy meals she eats every day to"always be ready" to hustle.
She is joining Victoria's Secret as the company is trying to distance itself from the once iconic images of Victoria’s Secret angels, and rebrands itself to appeal to all types of women.She remembers getting a call from her mentor, Alessandra Correa, who founded the Puerto Rican company
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