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How is Waris Dirie now? ,

Waris Dirie has already retired from the entertainment circle, and there is no news.

Waris Dirie was born in Somalia and obtained Austrian citizenship in March 2005. She was chosen as one of the 30 female models in Forbes. Known as the "African feminist fighter", 43-year-old Delhi was once famous for shooting Chanel advertisements.

1987, she starred in James Bond's film "007 Series: Dawn", 1996, and she launched a campaign against circumcision.

Her modeling career

By chance, photographer Terence Donovan discovered Varis and helped her to be on the cover of 1987 Pirelli Yearbook. It was here that her modeling career took off and appeared in top advertising designs, such as Chanel, Levi's, L 'Oreal and Revlon.

1987, Varis played an important role in James Bond's film "Living Sunlight". She also appeared on the catwalks in London, Milan, Paris and new york, and in fashion magazines such as ELLE, Charm and Fashion. Secondly, 1995, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) documentary A Wanderer in new york described her modeling career.

1997, at the peak of her modeling career, Varis first talked about FGM for the women's magazine Jia Ren in front of Laura. This interview shocked the whole world. In the same year, Varis became the ambassador to the United Nations to abolish female genital mutilation.