AnnaLynne McCord

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Most people know her as a stunning model and as an award winning actress.  She has graced the covers of hundreds of national and international fashion magazines.  Her role as Naomi Clark in the 2009 remake of 90210 is what brought her to prominence in the acting world, and is also where she began her role as an activist.  She is the AnnaLynne McCord. 
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Her rise to stardom had humble beginnings.  She grew up in a trailer park in Buford, Georgia with her two sisters and single father.  She was homeschooled and graduated from high school at the age of fifteen.  She then joined the Wilhelmina Modeling Agency which put her on the rise.  In 2002 she began her acting career in the film The Middle of Nowhere.   McCord was on the up and up; by 2005, at the age of eighteen, she was a famous model and taken a leap into the acting world. 

At the age of eighteen, she also experienced a traumatic event that wouldn't be revealed until years later.  In 2014, during her time as a cast member of 90210, McCord's character in the show is sexually assaulted.  While filming the scene, McCord broke down; as she was a victim of sexual assault herself. The following year, McCord spoke at the United Nations in favor of UN Women for Peace.  During this, she announced that she is an ally for the anti-sexual-assault and domestic abuse project and the No More Campaign. 

Today, McCord volunteers with numerous charities but her work is mainly focused on stoping human trafficking and helping those who are victims.  She is the president of Together1Heart https://together1heart.org/ which is a global non-profit dedicated to helping women and children who are victims of human trafficking and sexual violence.  They not only work to secure the rights of young women everywhere but recover, care for, educate, train, and reintegrate women into society with financial independence and sustainable careers.  For her part as a human rights activist she was awarded the U.S. Congressional Honor in 2009.

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Together1Heart mainly operates in Cambodia.  Third world countries are often more subject to human trafficking due to lack of stable government and little or no justice systems in place.  Still women all over the world have been sexually abused, abducted, and sold into human trafficking.  McCord is adamant on making this issue known.  Her social media often advocates for women and children who are at risk or who are forced into human trafficking.  With 457 million followers on instagram alone, she utilizes modern technology to make this issue known. 

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