Is $900,000 Waris Dirie Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family Waris Dirie (Somali: Waris Diiriye, Arabic: واريس ديري) (Born in 1965) Is a Somali...
Waris Dirie Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Waris Dirie (Somali: Waris Diiriye, Arabic: واريس ديري) (born in 1965) is a Somali model, author, actress and social activist. From 1997 to 2003, she served as a UN Special Ambassador.
Net Worth
$900,000
Date Of Birth
1965
Place Of Birth
Somalia
Occupation
Model, social activists, author, actress, UN Special Ambassador
Profession
Actress, Writer, Producer
Work Position
Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur
Nicknames
Waris Dirie, Dirie, Waris, واريس ديري
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Quote
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We can give no more excuses for [female genital mutilation]. This is a pure crime against a child. And we are doing it ... not God or nature. (2007 U.N. press conference)
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Fact
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Gained international fame as a model in Chanel ads and as a Bond Girl, before launching her campaign against female genital mutilation in 1996.
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Shocked the world with the bestselling book "Desert Flower," that described how she underwent genital mutilation, and was given in arranged marriage to a 61-year-old man at the age of 13. She escaped and walked for 9 days to reach an uncle's house.
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Contrary to popular belief, she is not related to supermodel Iman. In her book Desert Flower, Dirie states that Iman's mother was good friends with her aunt, a relative with whom Waris once lived during her time in London.
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