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Down's Syndrome model debuts label during NYFW

Madeline Stuart, the 20-year-old Australian model with Down's Syndrome challenging stereotypes in the fashion industry, returned to New York on Sunday to strut the runway and debut her own label. Stuart relished her moment on the catwalk, opening with a happy little jiggle and blowing a kiss to the crowd at the end on a rainy, chilly night on...

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Accra fashion week fights for female empowerment

As the music booms and the lights flare, a model sashays down the runway at Accra Fashion Week in Ghana. But the focus isn't on her high-waisted black pleather skirt, it's on something more risqué: her sheer, very tight top. "Showing breasts! That's not very Ghanaian!" a woman in the audience exclaims to her friend. Reality star Kim Kardashian...