Audrey Hepburn Role Model

Most people think of Audrey Hepburn as an actress who starred in Breakfast at Tiffany’s wearing a black dress, white gloves, and a pearl necklace, but what most people do not know is the difference she made in the world. Today, Audrey Hepburn is known as one of the most beautiful women in the world, but in her eyes, she was just a normal person. “She considered herself funny-looking, which just goes to show that beauty really is in the eye of the beholder,” (“The 100 Greatest Stars” 46). She was a normal person, who happened to be an actress that changed the world for the better with her actions. Audrey Hepburn once said, “Your soul is nourished by all your experiences, it gives you baggage for the future-and ammunition if you like,” (“Audrey

She is a role model, not for her career, but for what she did with her career. No matter how famous Audrey Hepburn became, she always stayed true to who she was and never let the fame get to her head. Audrey Hepburn had a rough childhood, yet she powered through and did not let anything get to her. On May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium, Edda Van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston, who we know as Audrey Hepburn, was born. When she was just eight years old, her father left her and her family. Audrey wanted to be a ballerina, but her tallness, long neck, and large feet showed that her dreams were just too big to be true. All of the girls used to laugh at her and call her names because she was unique and different from the rest of them. Hepburn and her family were Jewish, so when World War II came around, they fled to Holland along with forty other families. WWII was a time when Hitler and his Nazis took over most of Europe and were discriminating against Jewish people for no reason. They were killing them and putting them in concentration camps, so it was a necessity for the

She had two sons, named Sean and Luca, and loved spending time with them. Because of her love for children, she wanted to help them and give every child the best life they could have. She worked with the United Nations to help alleviate the misery of the poor (“Audrey Hepburn” Encyclopedia). The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, also known as UNICEF, helps defend the rights of children and end child poverty. UNICEF was the same organization that helped Audrey and her family during WWII. Audrey Hepburn was “named the goodwill ambassador for the international children’s relief organization UNICEF in 1988,” (“Audrey Hepburn” Encyclopedia). She travelled all over the world, helping children in need. Hepburn once said “Like with flowers, it!s the same with children: With a little help they can survive and they can stand up and live another day,” (Cardillo 24). In 1989, Hepburn spoke to Congress asking for them to help all of the children she had met when traveling. When speaking, Audrey Hepburn said, “I am here to day to speak for children who cannot speak for themselves. Every child has the right to health, to tenderness, to life,” (Cardillo 26). Her words were so moving, that everyone listened. Funding for UNICEF doubled and fellow celebrities were inspired to join the movement; this was her finest performance. “For her efforts, Audrey was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom