There are numerous people out there who have dreams of being on television. Actually getting to be on television is another subject entirely. But for one woman in France that desire spread in such a positive way that her lifelong dream because a reality. Melania Segard is a young woman from France who has Down Syndrome so her dream of being a weather forecaster seemed almost impossible at best. However, thanks to a Facebook campaign called #MelaniePeutLaFaire or “Melanie Can Do It,” she became France’s first ever weather forecaster with Down syndrome.
According to CBS
Within hours after posting her request on February 26, her page went viral with more than 100,000 likes. Over the past few weeks, Segard’s page has grown to nearly 250,000 followers, and she proudly announced last week that she would be France’s first-ever weather presenter with Down syndrome.
“I’m different, but I want to show everyone I can do a lot of things,” she wrote on her Facebook page. On Tuesday, Segard did just that. “This is it. I did it. I’m finally a weather girl,” Segard said after making her debut on France 2.
Check out the clip below (Melanie makes her appearance at the 1:40 mark)
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