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Waris Dirie
Supermodel, author, and global campaigner against female genital mutilation
The nomad girl who walked across the desert, conquered the runways, and spoke the truth the world refused to hear.
The rise
Born into a nomadic family in Somalia, Dirie fled an arranged marriage at thirteen and walked to Mogadishu. She became an internationally renowned supermodel, then shocked the fashion world by publicly sharing her experience of FGM. Her bestselling autobiography 'Desert Flower' and her UN ambassadorship made her the world's most prominent voice against the practice.