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Megan Bomgaars is a Global representative, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and star of A&E^®‘s acclaimed new series Born This Way. She took a break from her very busy schedule to meet up with Global and Denver Nugget’s star Kenneth Faried to spend the afternoon shooting photos for the upcoming front cover of Global’s award winning magazine Down Syndrome World™.

To say that Megan has been busy is something of an understatement.
She’s been a model, working the runway at not one but two of the Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Shows, the largest fundraisers in the country for Down syndrome. She filmed the empowering and hugely popular “Don’t Limit Me” video that has received widespread praise. She gave a keynote speech at last year’s National Down Syndrome Congress Convention. She’s an artist and businesswoman, selling hand-dyed, one-of-a-kind scarves and tote bags from her website, megology.com. She also represents Global as a tireless self-advocate for people with Down syndrome, prompting an invitation to the White House this past summer to First Lady Michelle Obama’s 2015 Beating the Odds Summit. But Megan insists that she’s a “very typical 22-year-old girl.”

Megan’s dream is to be a filmmaker and a producer.
Megan also dreams of being independent, living on her own, getting married, and having a baby. Although Megan and her mother Kris are nearly inseparable (Megan calls her mother her “Dream Maker”), Megan’s dream of becoming a parent symbolizes the type of issues that families of people with Down syndrome live with every day.

In the meantime, it looks like Megan will be keeping busy – A&E^® just renewed Born This Way for a second season!

Check out Megan Bomgaars in the winter 2016 issue of Down Syndrome World™, available to Global Down Syndrome Foundation members. To become a member, go to downsyndromeworld.org.

Miss Colorado Kelley Johnson is scheduled to escort Global’s models with Down syndrome at the October 24 Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show

She responded to criticism and praise after advocating for nurses during her monologue for the talent portion of the Miss America Pageant. Watch her TV appearances and viral monologue below.

Miss Colorado has been busy on the media circuit since she performed her monologue at the Miss America Pageant. Her monologue has more than 5 million views on YouTube. Dr. Oz dedicated an entire episode to her, and filled his studio audience with nurses in uniform. The crowd went wild when she came out.

Watch Dr. Oz clip:

“I really do care a lot and it was just so much fun to perform that and see it trend on Twitter and Facebook, especially being able to bring all those nurses together and have everybody standing up for our profession and giving them the voice that they deserve,” shared Johnson. “They work so hard and they are lifesavers and that was all the message I wanted to give. It’s about them, not about me.”

Johnson’s next stop is on the runway at the Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show on October 24. Join her in supporting life-changing research at the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome and lifesaving medical care at the Anna and John J. Sie Center for Down Syndrome

Watch her Monologue: Miss Colorado describes passion for nursing for the talent portion of the Miss America Pageant.

“Every nurse has a patient that reminds them why they became a nurse in the first place,” Johnson began. “Mine was Joe.”

Watch her on Ellen: Miss Colorado Kelley Johnson stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show to discuss her Miss America monologue about being a nurse, which went viral.

“A lot of people told me not to do a monologue for talent, it’s very unique. But, I am a nurse and that’s my talent is taking care of people and caring about other people,” Johnson told Ellen. “I wanted to give the nurses that don’t have that voice, that voice and recognition of somebody going up there and just being a little bit different and unique.”

Rockies star player will strut his stuff on the runway to support Down syndrome research and medical care at Global’s Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show on Saturday, October 24, 2015

Carlos Eduardo González (“CarGo”) is a Venezuelan-born professional baseball player who plays for the Colorado Rockies. A two-time All-Star, González is a former National League batting champion. In his eight years in the Majors, González has nearly 1,000 hits (978), a batting average of 290, and is a three- time Golden Glove winner as an outfielder.

This season he had nearly 100 RBIs (97) and a career-high of 40 home runs. González is known for his power, speed and arm-strength while playing the game. ‎He is now adding to his athletic reputation by giving back to the community. Specifically, he has started a namesake foundation in 2014 called The Carlos González Foundation that benefits at-risk youth.

González is excited to be part of Global’s Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show, the largest single fundraiser for people with Down syndrome in the United States. Proceeds benefit Global’s affiliates – the Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome on the Anschutz Medical Campus and the Sie Center for Down Syndrome at Children’s Hospital Colorado.

Stay tuned to learn about who González
will be escorting down the runway!