With her newest photo shoot, Madeline Stuart is challenging assumptions about love.
Madeline Stuart is an 18-year-old model from Brisbane, Australia, who has worked with brands like Manifesta and everMaya, as well as walking the runway at New York Fashion Week. She also happens to have Down syndrome.
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And now, with her new bridal shoot, Stuart is helping to break more unspoken rules of the modeling industry.
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In a series of photos shot at Rixey Manor in Virginia, Stuart shows the reality of marriage: It's not reserved exclusively for people who look like models in bridal magazines.
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"A lot of women can't see themselves as brides since magazines only use tall, thin models," Isadora Martin-Dye, who owns the manor and hired Stuart for the shoot, told BuzzFeed.
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"I wanted to find someone who would inspire other brides, [and Madeline was perfect because she] always comes across as so warm and full of joy."
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