By Sadie Whitelocks PUBLISHED: 09:15 EST, 19 September 2013 | UPDATED: 01:26 EST, 20 September 2013 A teenage girl with Down Syndrome has realized her childhood dream of becoming a model. Karrie Brown, 17, from Collinsville, Illinois, was picked to star in a new campaign for the girls' fashion label, Wet Seal after a Facebook photo of her wearing items from the brand attracted public attention. The image, posted to her Fan Page, 'Karrie Brown - Modeling the Future', garnered more than 200 Likes and saw her number of followers rocket to 18,914. Scroll down for video Dream come true: Karrie Brown, who has Down Syndrome, was picked to model for the girls' fashion label, Wet Seal after this Facebook image of her wearing items from the brand attracted public attention
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Karrie Brown, 17, from Collinsville, Illinois, was picked to star in a new campaign for girls' fashion label, Wet Seal
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Wet Seal's CEO says it was high school junior's 'enthusiasm and passion for fashion' that caught their attention
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