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When our mothers are alive an...

When our mothers are alive and healthy, they do extraordinary things... like the mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who marched in Argentinean plazas, defying the military junta dictatorship and demanding the whereabouts of their abducted children... or the Liberian mothers who faced down civil war armed only with T-shirts and courage.

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I never thought modeling woul...

I never thought modeling would become my career. I thought it was something I'd do to pay my way through college.

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I'm a mom. I'm from Ethiopia....

I'm a mom. I'm from Ethiopia. I gave birth in the U.S. and had all the proper care available to me. If I had given birth in Ethiopia - I don't know if I might have even survived it.

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Traveling around Ethiopia, I ...

Traveling around Ethiopia, I saw dozens of abandoned textile factories. People kept asking me to help them find work. So I thought I could make use of my experience in fashion to commercialize their products outside of Ethiopia.

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I want to do action, romantic...

I want to do action, romantic comedy, and I love drama.

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There's a saying in Africa: '...

There's a saying in Africa: 'To find out you are pregnant is to have one foot in the grave.'

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For my diet, I choose mostly ...

For my diet, I choose mostly organic. But in general, I am a big believer in trying to strike a balance with everything.

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Prenatal care is one of the m...

Prenatal care is one of the most effective ways to reduce maternal mortality because it identifies complications or high risks before emergency situations.

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In a hundred years, how do yo...

In a hundred years, how do you want the world to be? Everybody should get together to make the world a better place.

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Miriam Were has made outstand...

Miriam Were has made outstanding contributions to public health in the developing world. She brings basic medical services to women and children in East Africa.

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I actually started modeling i...

I actually started modeling in Ethiopia, because that's where I grew up, and I started out by just doing little fashion shows for school, and I liked it so much that I started pursuing it.

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If nothing else, I want women...

If nothing else, I want women to understand that they are powerful. If you look back at history, in almost every big moment, in every leap forward, you find ordinary women at the core. We have more ability to make changes in the world than we can imagine if we have the courage to try.

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I want to spend as much time ...

I want to spend as much time as possible with my children, so I always like to keep my beauty and fashion routines effortless... but still chic!

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Take good care of your skin a...

Take good care of your skin and hydrate. If you have good skin, everything else will fall into place.

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Investing in women's lives is...

Investing in women's lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations - and consequently in our own long-term national interests.

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I can contribute, be valuable...

I can contribute, be valuable, and grow in many ways, since my interests are so varied. That is very satisfying.

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I tend to gravitate toward Pr...

I tend to gravitate toward Proenza Schouler and Alexander Wang. Their designs are accessible and easy.

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When countries commit to prot...

When countries commit to protecting vulnerable lives, they should receive support from those who can provide it in order to make their programs a success.

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Creative new health strategie...

Creative new health strategies like micro-insurance for poor people or Kangaroo care for pre-term babies are transforming health outcomes in even the most low-resource settings. Dedication and innovation are transforming health care worldwide.

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When a woman has her first ch...

When a woman has her first child in places like Africa, they're really young. They can be 12, 13,14, so their frames are really small, and they're usually malnourished.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

Жизнь за границей: как изменились судьбы 7 уехавших телеведущих

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

Кира Найтли, Деми Мур и другие

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....