Topic: women role models

In Miss USA 2012, Healthy (And Smart) Ladies Abound

The 2012 Miss USA pageant airs tonight on NBC, broadcasting live from Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. The pageant’s website features the contestants dressed in elaborate Roman goddess getups—leaning languidly against pillars or being escorted by a bevy of buff Romany soldier types—as part of this year’s “Garden of the Gods” theme. But in real life, our contestants are anything passive dainty beauty queens: We’ve got award-winning athletes, nurses, dentists, med students and passionate health advocates. Click through for more about some of these healthy, smart and seriously driven ladies.
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Celebrities Are Inspiring, But How Do Career Women Handle Announcing Breast Cancer?

This is a post from our sister site, TheGrindstone.

“I feel like such a heavy weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I’ve been keeping this secret from a lot of dear friends for a while now and it’s nice to get it out there and not hide anymore….There was a long period of time where I thought I was going to hide this from everyone, that I didn’t need to tell anyone. And then as time went by, I would see friends of mine that didn’t know, and I would think, ‘God, I wish I could let her know what I’m going through,’ so that she goes and gets checked.”

E! News host Giuliana Rancic said this on Monday’s E! News to longtime friend and co-anchor Ryan Seacrest after she had announced that she has early stages of breast cancer on The Today Show. Rancic said she was a wreck before she told the world about her condition and admitted that the decision to go public was a difficult one. But the thought of all the women she could inspire to go get tested and educated compelled her to go in front of the cameras. But for women who don’t have the extra incentive of being able to educate thousands of people on this disease as part of their announcement to their company, telling your employer and colleagues that you have breast cancer is a daunting and difficult task. More »

Why Betty Ford Was a Healthy Role Model for All of Us

Despite her addiction to alcohol and pain killers, Betty Ford, the former First Lady of the United States, was a healthy, positive role model to women. One of our favorites, in fact. President Obama even called her a powerful advocate for women’s health and women’s rights, and while we don’t always agree with his views, the news of her passing this weekend reminded us of just how powerful of a role model she was, indeed. More »

Yet Another Reason To Love Pippa: She Bikes And Runs For Charity

Pippa Middleton is becoming known for more than her rockin’ derriere.

The much-talked-about sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, who first caught our attention at the royal wedding in her gorgeous white sheath gown, seems to look equally as good in a pair of shorts and sneakers. In fact, I like her even better this way. More »

G(irls) 20 Summit In Toronto: Women Will Change the World

Worldwide, there are 3.3 billion girls and women. That’s a lot. So more and more politicians and business leaders are making it a high priority to tap the potential of as many of these women as possible – socially, economically, … More »