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With 70 percent of our bodies and 70 percent of Earth made of water, it seems a shocking statistic that 780 million people globally do not have access to safe water, according to WHO, the World Health Organization, based on a study in 2010.

One of the countries lacking clean water is Burkina Faso, a place that is often overlooked in news reports from Africa—until two models decided to change that.

Through their wish to use their modeling status for the good, Heide Lindgren and Georgie Badiel, with the help of their director Max Crespo, founded Models 4 Water in 2011, an organization committed to bringing clean drinking water to Burkina Faso, Badiel’s homeland.

Until then, the people in Burkina Faso were forced to walk several miles a day to access water from an unreliable and often unsanitary source.

When Badiel, who regularly graces the runways of major designers like Marc Jacobs, Oscar De La Renta, Halston, and Diane Von Furstenberg, went back to visit the country where she was raised in August 2011, the water contained contaminants from untreated animal waste, as well as runoff of toxic chemicals from nearby cotton industries.

In an interview with Chuck Scarborough on NBC’s New York Nightly News, Badiel recalled always being thirsty as a child. She a

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Jessica Moore, 26, is the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of left brain / right brain, LLC. While earning a BFA in photography from NYU, she had several internships in the fashion industry, including in the Vogue fashion closet and photo department. After graduating, she joined the art department of Lucky Magazine as the Art Assistant. In late 2009, she and her boyfriend Bill Atkins founded left brain / right brain to develop Stylebook, a closet management iPhone app. The idea for the app came out of her experience interning in fashion closets, speaking with insiders about how they tracked their wardrobes, and personal need.

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Tyson Beckford in “mantyhose” you say? Don’t mind if I do, sex appeal can be encompassed in all shapes, sizes, silhouettes and slenders If you’re not familiar with “mantyhose,” check out Madonna’s saucy dancers in her “Girl Gone Wild” video. The latest “cult” craze in the hosiery world makes women everywhere rejoice that now men can understand the discomfort of stuffing your entire lower body into the equivalent of a sausage casing for humans. Take that men! [Holds pair of mantyhose in air while releasing evil laugh]

No seriously, His Royal Highness of Hosiery, famed Italian designer Emilio Cavallini, is not only responsible for the glory that is “mantyhose.” He is also one of the most innovative and respected designers in the hosiery world. While we may want to hate h

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What are the hottest maternity trends for dresses this spring? We will see some of the hottest baby bumps in fun prints like florals and polka dots. Lace is a feminine detail that we will see out necklines, hems and sleeves. Also watch out for chic retro dresses that are perfect for spring.

Florals are a huge trend and we love them on everything from shorts to sundresses. The pictured Blue Floral Maternity Dress from A Pea in the Pod ($99) looks great paired with tan heels or wedges and would make a perfect baby shower dress.

Polka dots were seen all over the runway and we just love this fun print.

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