Tabia Kocks has been named one of Andrea’s Angels Top Models to Watch in 2026 in Gladys Magazine’s February 2026 LOVE issue.

This feature reflects her dedication, confidence, and the growing movement toward inclusive representation in fashion. 

Tabia continues to use her platform to inspire others and redefine beauty through authenticity and purpose. 

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Tabia Kocks was selected as the Most Inspiring Model Award by MGI Entertainment.

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GRAHAM RESIDENT TO BE FEATURED IN TIMES SQUARE

TABIA KOCKS To Represent the Down Syndrome Community in Unique Annual
National Down Syndrome Society Video Presentation

NEW YORK, New York (August 17, 2025) – TABIA KOCKS of GRAHAM, WA, will appear in the bright lights of Times Square on Saturday, September 6, as part of the annual National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) Times Square Video Presentation. The one-hour video of 500+ photographs includes children, teens, and adults with Down syndrome from all 50 states and 11 countries. These collective images highlight individuals with Down syndrome in the most visible way – on two screens in the heart of Times Square.

The photo of TABIA was selected from more than 2,600 entries in the NDSS worldwide call for photos. Her photo will be shown on two Jumbotron screens thanks to the support of ClearChannel Outdoor. The two screens are above Dos Caminos restaurant in Father Duffy Square. The presentation will be livestreamed on the NDSS Facebook< page from 9:30-10:30am ET on September 6.  

TABIA is pictured IN A FASHION SHOW.

The Times Square Video Presentation kicks off the New York City Buddy Walk® which takes place at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park. This flagship Buddy Walk® has taken place in New York City since 1995 as part of the National Buddy Walk® Program. Over 150 Buddy Walk® events are held in communities across the country and select international locations. For more information about the New York City Buddy Walk® on September 6 or the National Buddy Walk® Program please visit www.ndss.org.

About NDSS

Founded in 1979, the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) empowers individuals with Down syndrome and their families by driving policy change, providing resources, engaging with local communities, and shifting public perceptions. NDSS engages grassroots advocates at the federal, state, and local levels and creates resources to support individuals with Down syndrome, their families, and caregivers across the lifespan on topics including education, employment, health and wellness, and aging. NDSS founded the National Buddy Walk® Program in 1995 and hosts community engagement events throughout the country including the New York City Buddy Walk® and Times Square Video, the NDSS Adult Summit, and the Down Syndrome Advocacy Conference. Visit www.ndss.org to learn more.

About the National Buddy Walk ® Program

Since 1995, the National Buddy Walk® Program has been the premier Down syndrome awareness, advocacy, and peer-to-peer fundraising program in the world. It was created by the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome and to raise funds for local and national initiatives to support the Down syndrome community. Today, roughly 150 Buddy Walk® events take place in cities across the country and in select international locations. To learn more and find a Buddy Walk® near you, visit www.ndss.org/national-buddy-walk-program.

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Tabia Kocks has been selected by the MGI Entertainment team as a recipient of the 2025 Legacy of Excellence Award.

This recognition is a tribute to the recipient’s outstanding contributions, unwavering dedication, and continued excellence in your field. MGI believes in celebrating individuals who not only lead with passion and integrity but also inspire others to pursue greatness. MGI Entertainment states,

You have been chosen not only for your achievements, but for the values you represent resilience, leadership, creativity, and authenticity. These are the very pillars upon which the Legacy of Excellence Awards were founded

The recognition event will be held on September 6, 2025, at the EQC Event Center in Seattle, Washington. 

Tabia is honored to be part of a distinguished group of awardees whose legacies continue to shape and elevate the industries they touch

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Tabia Kocks was interviewed by TALK 23 in honor of celebrating World Down Syndrome Day 2022. This podcast was broadcast by Spotify.

Transcript

Chantele: Welcome back to the TALK Down Syndrome Podcast. This is Chantel Holm, and today we have on our show, our guest speaker is Tabia Kocks. Some of you have seen her on Instagram, on social media, she’s all over the place. She is a professional model and she has Down Syndrome which is her is her best asset of course, as well all know we love Down Syndrome.

Chantele: So, we are celebrating her today, celebrating her achievements, as well as just getting to know who she is. So, I’m going to get Tabia on the phone. So, I want to get right into it today because it is World Down Syndrome Day (March 21, 2022) and I hope you guys are listening today. Happy World Down Syndrome Day. I love you all. I love our listeners and what better way to celebrate than with a beautiful girl inside and out that has done so many great things and set such a great example to all the little children out there that are looking and aspiring to be something and not letting a title or diagnosis or a label define her. She is just kicking. So I thought she’d be a great guest speaker today. So let’s get her on the phone. Let’s jump right into it. Hold on tight. I’ll be right back.

Chantele: Welcome to the Podcast.

Fabby and Tabia: Thank you for having us.

Chantele: I reached out to you because I have been seen Tabia all over social media, Instagram, and Facebook, and the National Down Syndrome Society posted about her last month, and I am happy to have you on the podcast because today is World Down Syndrome Day and Tabia is a perfect example for any young listeners.

Chantele: How do you feel about becoming so popular so fast?

Tabia: Good.

Chantele: How did you start being interested in modeling and fashion?

Tabia: When I was in high school.

Chantele: Were you the type of person that created your own look?

Fabby: Did you do your own look?

Tabia: Yes.

Fabby: She is a creator she always creates her own look.

Chantele: That is amazing. After high school when did you realize you wanted to do modeling as a job?

Tabia: After high school.

Fabby: When she was in high school, she started to tell me she wanted to be in the modeling career. She had an opportunity in Texas, and after I saw her how she loved the makeup and camera, I realized that is what she really wanted and Tabia never changed her mind. “That is what I want to do,” and I said, “Okay, we will figure out how to do it!” I see her dedicated and interested in modeling and she is opening doors for other girls and enjoys doing.

Chantele: You are a beautiful person inside as well as in. Can you give me an example when Tabia was younger, how was it when she had open-heart surgery for you?

Fabby: She was really young and it was really scary for me because it is her heart. When the surgery went through, they would tell me every step, and when it was done, the heart started again and the next day, I went to ICU and Tabia was a fighter and a warrior. I realized she was a tough girl.

Chantele: Tabia, are you a tough girl?

Tabia: Yes, I am.

Chantele: I love you were Miss Amazing Washington. How did it feel when you were recognized as Miss Amazing Washington?

Tabia: It makes me happy.

Fabby: It makes me happy too!

Chantele: Keep doing whatever you are doing, Tabia. When you are getting ready for a fashion show or photoshoot, what is your favorite part?

Tabia: I love makeup.

Chantele: Are you interested in design or doing your own makeup?

Tabia: I would like to work with some companies on products like makeup and clothing or skincare.

Chantele: I have seen models do that. Like a Madaline Steward.

Fabby: She is friends with Madaline and Chelsea and Georgia from Brazil. She is in touch with Marian Avila from Spain through Instagram.

Chantele: I would love to see you partner with companies. I have two daughters that saw your pictures and asked if you were a princess in Washington. It is nice to see a role model for younger kids like Tabia. What goals do you have for yourself in the future?

Fabby: She wants to be on the cover of a magazine and to keep modeling.

Chantele: Have you traveled out of different states?

Tabia: Austin, Texas.

Fabby: She loves the people there. They are kind and support her. That is where she started her career.

Chantele: Have you been to other countries?

Fabby: She’s been in Mexico, but she’s only had photo sessions there, not modeling.

Chantele: What is your biggest accomplishment?

Tabia: To be in the fashion shows.

Chantele: Is it scary for you to be on the runway?

Tabia: No, I got this!

Fabby: When she finishes the fashion show she always says…

Tabia: I got this!

Fabby: You won’t believe how much confidence she has.

Chantele: Have you had any setbacks being in the modeling industry?

Tabia: My speech, because I need help with my sentences.

Fabby: Tabia has an auditory processing disorder and apraxia so it has delayed her speech.

Chantele: My daughter has a delay in speech too. My daughter reminds me of Tabia because she will stand there and make sure I try to make me understand her and makes sure she gets what she wants.

Fabby: Tabia is working on making sentences.

Chantele: Tabia, do you have an accent?

Tabia: No, I don’t.

Chantele. My last question. What would you tell little girls that meet you and idolize you and be like you, what message would you give to little children?

Tabia: Keep your chin up and follow your dreams.

Chantele: I am very lucky to be able to talk to you and the first podcast you have been on. I wanted to tell you thank you so much, and Tabia you are great already and you are going to continue to do amazing things, and I am so fortunate to talk to you now because in the future you’re going to be a celebrity and I won’t be able to get ahold of you because you’d be so busy doing great things. So, I am thankful to be able to talk to you now in the beginning of your journey. Congratulations on all your success.

Tabia and Fabia: Thank you for having us.

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Tabia’s story has been featured on the National Down Syndrome Society’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

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Hi, family and friends! I was selected to be a part of the Global Down Syndrome Foundation “BE BEAUTIFUL BE YOURSELF VIRTUAL FASHION SHOW 2021.” So, I invite you to tune in with a $25 ticket to watch this Amazing event on Saturday, November 13, 2021. Also, I would like to help with doing a Fundraiser.

If you would like to donate, please click on this link https://bebeautifulbeyourself.org/2021-models/ and find my name Tabia Kocks Sponsor Model.

Anything will help!

Thank you so much for your generous support!

Love, Tabia Kocks

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Tabia Kocks has been selected as a state representative for Washington to attend National Miss Amazing 2021, a national summit coordinated annually by Miss Amazing Inc. She will be heading to Nashville, Tennessee July 29 – August 2, 2021 to participate in this national event.

Miss Amazing is a nonprofit organization (501c3) on a mission to provide personal development opportunities that build self-esteem in girls and women with disabilities. Since expanding nationwide for the first time in 2011, Miss Amazing programs are now in 33 states from coast to coast and have touched the lives of more than 1700 girls and women with disabilities annually.

This summer, 300 girls and women with big ambitions will unite in Nashville to show the world that they are confident, able, and amazing. With a gift of any size, you can help bring a Miss Amazing Queen to National Miss Amazing 2021, an experience that will enrich her and her community for years to come.

Donate Today!

By supporting Tabia, you will provide her with the platform to show the world that she is an ambitious, capable, and multi-faceted individual. As a result, you will help change the way the world looks at the potential of both girls and of people with disabilities. It takes roughly $4,000 to cover travel and lodging expenses for a Miss Amazing queen and one guest. Costs can be higher for larger families. But with your help, Tabia can join us in Nashville and we can open doors of opportunity for girls and women with disabilities together.

You can contribute securely online at https://saq2021.funraise.org/fundraiser/tabia-kocks .

You may also send a check made out to Miss Amazing Inc. to 1109 Parc Dr. Papillion, NE 68046. Please specify the queen’s name in the check’s memo.

Thank you in advance for supporting Tabia!

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Graham, Washington, July 26, 2016 – Tabia Kocks is proud to announce the launch of her new website at www.TabiaTheModel.com.

Tabia’s new custom website is a stepping stone to reach her dream of becoming a model. As a twenty-three-year-old young woman with Down syndrome, Tabia has faced many challenges in her young life.

The obstacles that young women face pursuing their dream to become a model are numerous. For one with Down syndrome, those obstacles are multiplied enormously.

Tabia’s faith and fortitude to pursue her dream are amazing. Her example of persevering is one to be admired and followed. Her “never give up” attitude is contagious.

A natural in front of the camera, Tabia’s bright smile and pleasant disposition are clearly evident. Each shot captures the beauty of a young woman full of life and dreams.

Tabia’s New Website

Tabia’s custom website includes the following features:

The new website is the result of a combined marketing and social media campaign. “I am excited about my new website,” said Tabia. “I’m looking for opportunities where the disability/handicap doesn’t become an obstacle for my dream “modeling!” I hope that others will be able to learn about my dream and help me reach it.

The website was designed by R & R Web Design LLC, a Michigan web design company.

About Tabia Kocks

Learn more about Tabia Kocks by visiting her website at www.TabiaTheModel.com.

To view her photo gallery, please visit www.TabiaTheModel.com/gallery.

To contact Tabia about modeling opportunities or to promote your products, please see: www.TabiaTheModel.com/contact.

You’ve got to have a dream,

If you don’t have a dream,

How you gonna have a dream come true.

From the song, Happy Talk
Writer(s): Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II

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