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!

While I was pregnant, I had dozens of checkups. They covered everything from blood tests to ultrasounds, and I even had the option of attending birthing classes with my husband.

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!

It is important for me that I represent a brand that reflects my personality.

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.

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.

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