No other health disparity is so stark; virtually every woman who dies giving birth lives in a poor country.

My children are still young, but I try to talk to them about giving back and how important it is, just to look at the world, be invested in things, to be passionate about things, to have a dream.

We should work to guarantee that there is a midwife or health worker by every woman's side during childbirth.

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!

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.

Doing designs on a loom takes a lot of talent and experience, and, trust me, I won't be able to do that.

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.