Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Human rights activist and top model Waris Dirie from Somalia delivers a speech as part of the 4th World Meeting of Human Values ...

THE GOOD FIGHT: Activist, author and model Waris Dirie is stepping in front of the lens after a 20-year hiatus from modeling, collaborating with the lingerie brand Coco de Mer to spread awareness ...

Waris Dirie's personal story is nothing short of incredible. The supermodel, activist, and former UN Ambassador was just five years old when she underwent female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Somali ...

Lingerie brand Coco de Mer has partnered with model and activist Waris Dirie, and her organization The Desert Flower Foundation, to put an end to female genital mutilation. Dirie is the new face of ...

Forty-four-year-old supermodel and human rights activist Waris Dirie recounted her fascinating life story in her first novel, "Desert Flower." The journey includes a nomadic youth in Somalia, ...

(CNN)-- Somalian supermodel Waris Dirie has graced the pages of glossy magazines and starred opposite 007 as a Bond Girl. But her glamorous appearances on catwalks and in magazines and films belies ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Supermodel turned campaigner against female genital mutilation Waris Dirie said on Thursday she was optimistic that FGM could be eradicated in her lifetime, ...