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!
Helping others isn't a chore; it is one of the greatest gifts there 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.
Prenatal care is one of the most effective ways to reduce maternal mortality because it identifies complications or high risks before emergency situations.
One thing modeling taught me is that the spotlight can change everything.
For my diet, I choose mostly organic. But in general, I am a big believer in trying to strike a balance with everything.
I'm Christian. Growing up in Ethiopia, it's half-Christian and half-Muslim. You grow up with Muslim kids. I'm very much aware of their religion.
The world needs our mothers.
For my wardrobe, I like to invest in classic pieces and pair them with more trendy new pieces and accessories each season.
I can contribute, be valuable, and grow in many ways, since my interests are so varied. That is very satisfying.
Doing designs on a loom takes a lot of talent and experience, and, trust me, I won't be able to do that.
Children with healthy mothers are much more likely to survive childhood, attend school and live healthy, productive lives.
There's a saying in Africa: 'To find out you are pregnant is to have one foot in the grave.'
It is important for me that I represent a brand that reflects my personality.
No other health disparity is so stark; virtually every woman who dies giving birth lives in a poor country.
In a hundred years, how do you want the world to be? Everybody should get together to make the world a better place.
I never thought modeling would become my career. I thought it was something I'd do to pay my way through college.
It's always a tricky thing, trying to make aid sustainable.
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.
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.
