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Daria Werbowy Carbonfund.org Ukrainian-Canadian model Daria Werbowy paired with Lancôme— which she's the international spokesmodel for—to found Carbonfund.org, which helps offset the carbon footprint Lancôme's models when jetting around the planet. And that's not all: Inspired by a visit to artist Vik Muniz's Centro Espacial, a nonprofit program for at-risk teens in Rio de Janeiro, Werbowy created a cosmetics line, Brazilian Earth Colors, to benefit the center. Combating climate change while conjuring cosmetics, covers, catwalks and campaigns—c'est eco-chic! partnered with Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism science and advocacy Her ability to keep her feet on the ground under pressure comes from growing up with her younger brother Tommy, who is autistic. She has some things in life one simply cannot remain quiet about. Shooting star Jacquelyn Jablonski knows there are organization, using her face and voice to raise awareness about the increasingly widespread developmental disorder. Jacquelyn Jablonski Autism Speaks Ethiopian model-turned-advocate- turned-designer Liya Kebede has served as the World Health Organization's Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health since 2005. Her clothing line, Lemlem, meaning "to bloom" in Amharic, helps preserve the art of funding community-based projects and medical programs. embroidered garments for women and children. At the same time, Kebede's foundation battles maternal, newborn and child mortality around the world by traditional Ethiopian weaving by employing local artisans who fabricate hand-woven and The Liya Kebede Foundation Liya Kebede Naomi Campbell Fashion for Relief Showing their inner beauty through charitable works and private foundations, these seven models MODEL CITIZENS are proving that looking good and doing good go hand in hand. BY BRANDON PALAS Naked Heart Foundation Natalia Vodianova Naomi Campbell's charitable endeavors are invariably overlooked in the media's rush to cover the famously fickle supermodel's temper tantrums and diamond exploits. In 2005, she founded two organizations: We Love Brazil supports various causes through the sale of fabrics made by local artisans, while Fashion for Relief uses fashion shows to raise money for disaster relief efforts, such as for Hurricane Katrina, terrorist attacks in India and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, among others. She also works closely with the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund. 54 BAL HARBOUR Refugees' Advisory Council, Wek, who now lives in the States, helps raise awareness about Sudan's tragic situation, and the plight of refugees worldwide. She is also a missionary for World Vision, a Doctors Without Borders ambassador, and a UNICEF supporter. In 1991, Alek Wek fled South Sudan with her family to escape the civil war, seeking freedom in Britain. Soon after she arrived, an agent spotted her, and the rest is modeling history. As a member of the U.S. Committee for Lucas Alexander, the London-based beauty created the Naked Heart Foundation, which has built 39 play parks since 2006. So, she might say: Work hard, play harder. Novgorod, Russia). After finding no safe, inspiring places for children to play during a 2005 visit to Krymsk in Southern Russia with her son, Natalia Vodianova has come a long way from selling fruit alongside her mother in Gorky, Soviet Union (now Nizhny Advisory Council Alek Wek Refugees' Tao Okamoto Save Japan! fashion world by storm since she arrived on the scene in 2006. But it wasn't until five years later, in 2011, when the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami hit her beloved homeland, that Okamoto's impact was truly felt. She teamed with the Save Japan! Project to host a charity bazaar featuring goods formerly owned by top Japanese model Tao Okamoto has taken the Winds Japan, which has been directly involved in the models and industry insiders. All proceeds from the event were donated to Peace recovery and reconstruction of affected areas.