My days are jam-packed with carpools, classroom assistance, tending to chickens, dogs and seven acres of olive trees!

Motherhood has brought me many joys and insights, but the new perspective it granted me on the role I had inadvertently played in young women's lives for the 2 decades I spent in the modeling industry was downright sobering.

There comes a moment as a parent when you realize you will no longer be the center of your child's universe.

I am a daughter, a sister, a wife and a mother. I am a friend of women and I am their advocate.

There is nothing more attractive that a woman who is sure of herself.

Exposing any subject that is unpleasant or controversial means risking judgment and making some people feel uncomfortable.

From the time I started school, it was clear to everyone that I wasn't learning at the same pace as other kids.