Waris Dirie is featured as one of the “11 Inspiring Women Around the World You Should Know About” by Evie.
Evie Magazine
Evie is an online magazine born in 2019 to celebrate women with the mission to empower, educate, and entertain young women. Its publication covers interesting and important subjects for young women to help them seek truth and find beauty.
In light of celebrating Women’s History in the month of March, Evie has selected 11 most influential women from around the world who are alive and continuing to make an incredible impact. From activists to athletes, artists to politicians, these women have shattered glass ceilings and overcome obstacles to achieve greatness in their respective fields.
11 Inspiring Women Around the World You Should Know About
- Minjee Lee from Australia, Golf extraordinaire
- Waris Dirie from Somalis, Human rights activist
- Bethenney Frankel from America, Entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Yeonmi Park from North Korea, North Korea defector and activist
- Giorgia Meloni from Italy, First female Prime Minister of Italy
- Guo Pei from China, Fashion designer
- Pusarla Venkata Sindhu from India, Highest-paid female athlete
- Tatyana Bakalchuk from Russia, Entrepreneur
- Katalin Novak from Hungary, First woman president
- Mo Abudi from Nigeria, Media mogul
- Charlotte Tilbury from England, Beauty industry entrepreneur
Waris Dirie
Born in the Somali desert to a nomadic family, Waris Dirie was only 5 years old when she was subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). After fleeing a forced marriage at 13, Dirie went to London and was discovered as a model. She modeled in print for top brands and walked global runways.
Eventually, she spoke out against FGM, which led to her highly impactful career as an international human rights activist against the cruel practice. Dirie became the Sunhak Peace Prize laureate in 2019 for her efforts to fight for women’s rights and for the eradication of female genital mutilation (FGM).
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