Model/author Waris Dirie

Waris Dirie was born and raised in Somalia, and became a model when she was discovered while living in England.

She had had a brutal childhood in Somalia, where she was brutally abused and forced into an arranged marriage to an older man. She managed to escape, which was how she made it to London and changed her life. She has become a spokeswoman for women's rights. Her autobiographical novel "Desert Flower," one of four books she's written, is being made into a movie.