Baby With Down Syndrome Rejected For Modeling Gig Draws Fans Online, Mom Lashes On Talent Agency For Discrimination

Megan Nash, a mom with a 15-month-old baby with Down syndrome named Asher, is calling out on a talent agency that rejected her son. When she submitted photos of the boy for a casting call, she was told that Asher was not a good fit.

Confused by what this meant, she sought the talent agency for clarification. She was hit with the realization that her baby with Down syndrome was rejected and discriminated upon. The talent agency told her that the company might not want a child with special needs to model for them, CNN reports.

The mom from Georgia told local news outlet Atlanta 11 that the casting call asked for a baby with Asher's eye, hair color and size. Megan Nash was also in the habit of dressing her son with clothes from OshKosh, which was the brand that the talent agency was working for. She thought that the photo submissions would be well-received.

But as it went, Asher's photos were excluded from the selection. The agency did apologize for this. Megan pointed out, however, that while the brand didn't specifically ask for kids with special needs, it also didn't say "no special needs kids."

Megan Nash shared the photos she submitted in the casting call in the Facebook group Changing the Face of Beauty, where it received over 700 likes and 250 shares, as of press time. The photo set was also shared on the Kids With Down Syndrome page, where it has gained nearly 10,000 likes.

Megan Nash did not expect that the photos, which had been taken by Crystal Barbee Photography, would go viral on social media. Morever, OshKosh has already gotten in touch Megan Nash after the story exploded.

It is unclear where this discussion with OshKosh would lead. Megan Nash, however, expressed that she's glad this experience will open doors for her son with special needs.