Waris Dirie(沙漠之花)

1、Waris DirieDesertFlower 迪里(WarisDirie) ， the top models in the world 。 當(dāng)選Forbes 30位全球女性典范之一。aSomalimodel,author,actressandhumanrightsactivist. WarisDiriewasbornintoanomadicclaninGalkayo,Somaliain1965. nomadicnumdik游牧的 clanklnn.氏族,部落; Somalia索馬里rape reip vt.n.強(qiáng)暴 genital mutilation 非洲女性割禮 Shewasrapedb

2、yherfathersfriendwhenshes4. Whenshewas5，Dirieunderwentanextremeformoffemalegenitalmutilation.Attheageofthirteen,shefledherfamilyinordertoescapeanarrangedmarriagetoa60-year-oldman. WarisDiriehasdisfiguredfeet,coveredwithscarssheacquiredduringthisnine-dayflightacrossthedesert ShelandedinLondonwhereshe

3、livedwithandworkedforwealthydistantrelatives,whowerethestuffoftheSomaliaembassyinLondon,asahousemaid.AwarbrokeoutinhercountrySomaliaEmbassyclosed.laterworkedatalocalMcDonalds,tryingtomakeendsmeet.Fromthere,hermodelingcareertookoff,appearinginadvertisementsfortopdesignerssuchasChannel,Levis,LOrealand

4、Revlon. Bychance,WariswasdiscoveredbyphotographerTerenceDonovan,whohelpedsecureforherthecoverofthe1987PirelliCalendar.Pirelli Calendar:倍耐力年歷 世界上知名度最高的年歷之一，是一項(xiàng)奢侈品定制、收藏項(xiàng)目。每一年，倍耐力年歷 (Pirelli Calendar) 公司都邀請(qǐng)一位知名攝影師來(lái)拍攝世界上最美麗的女人，也只有當(dāng)紅明星和一線超模能得到這個(gè)“裸露”機(jī)會(huì)。 In1998,Warisauthoredherfirstbook,Desert Flower,anautobiographywhichwentontobecomeaninternationalbestseller. Sheworksagainstfemalecircumcision.（女性割禮） 1997,shewasappointedUNSpecialAmbassadorfortheEliminationofFemaleGenitalMutilation.Q: 1,wherewasWarisborn? 2,why