Happi Staff09.29.20
Grace Strobel, Down Syndrome advocate, role model, model and speaker, has been named as Obagi’s newest SKINclusion ambassador and the face of the new Obagi Clinical Kinetin+ Exfoliating Cleansing Gel.
Obagi aims to elevate the global dialogue about diversity and how we can all make conscious choices to see the beauty in all of our differences.
Strobel will be the first model with Down Syndrome to represent a skincare brand in the US.
“This partnership means the world to me and I am so excited to be a SKINclusion Ambassador because I love what Obagi stands for. Diversity, inclusion and beauty. I think people with disabilities sometimes feel invisible. I became a model and speaker to help people see the value in others. And that’s what Obagi does - looks into our faces and our hearts and sees the beauty in all of us. To be fearless. To be strong. To stand up for others. And to feel beautiful in our own skin,” Strobel commented.
“I am very proud that I have Down Syndrome and that I could turn pain into purpose and help others to believe in themselves. I think sometimes people are afraid of what they don’t understand. We are consumers, our lives have meaning, and we want to be represented. Obagi’s SKINclusion initiative is helping to show beauty in our differences and to not be afraid of those differences. Working with Obagi has been a dream come true because it gives me a voice. Through exposure, we can create change and break down barriers, fears and create understanding. It’s about making people with disabilities feel valued and included. And Obagi is helping us to do that,” she added.
Obagi aims to elevate the global dialogue about diversity and how we can all make conscious choices to see the beauty in all of our differences.
Strobel will be the first model with Down Syndrome to represent a skincare brand in the US.
“This partnership means the world to me and I am so excited to be a SKINclusion Ambassador because I love what Obagi stands for. Diversity, inclusion and beauty. I think people with disabilities sometimes feel invisible. I became a model and speaker to help people see the value in others. And that’s what Obagi does - looks into our faces and our hearts and sees the beauty in all of us. To be fearless. To be strong. To stand up for others. And to feel beautiful in our own skin,” Strobel commented.
“I am very proud that I have Down Syndrome and that I could turn pain into purpose and help others to believe in themselves. I think sometimes people are afraid of what they don’t understand. We are consumers, our lives have meaning, and we want to be represented. Obagi’s SKINclusion initiative is helping to show beauty in our differences and to not be afraid of those differences. Working with Obagi has been a dream come true because it gives me a voice. Through exposure, we can create change and break down barriers, fears and create understanding. It’s about making people with disabilities feel valued and included. And Obagi is helping us to do that,” she added.
