It's one thing to donate money. It's a whole other thing to give an opportunity for someone to make his own money.

One thing modeling taught me is that the spotlight can change everything.

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

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.

Helping others isn't a chore; it is one of the greatest gifts there is.

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

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