Franca Sozzani Fights to End World Hunger

As a fashion editor for several magazines, Franca Sozzani has shaken things up for some time. Sozanni has used her publications to advocate against the slave trade, environmental pollution, racism and violence against women. Soon, her focus will be on ending world hunger.

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As a fashion editor for several magazines, Franca Sozzani has shaken things up for some time. Sozanni has used her publications to advocate against the slave trade, environmental pollution, racism and violence against women. Soon, her focus will be on ending world hunger.

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In February 2011 Sozzani launched the website Vogue Curvy, which offers style tips to women who aren’t a size zero, and praises style “curvy icons” like Kim Kardashian and Oprah Winfrey who exude elegance in larger sizes.

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For the August 2010 issue of Vogue Italia, the audacious fashion editor interpreted the BP oil crisis by dousing model Kristen McMenamy in crude.

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In August 2011, she sparked a global race row by running a feature on hoop earrings titled "Slave Earrings." It traced the origins of the jewelry to "women of color who were brought to the southern United States during the slave trade."

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Currently, Sozanni intends to use Conde Nast Italy's various publications to promote the causes of the WFP. Sozanni provided an example to Women's Wear Daily, citing the food magazine Cucina Italia as a possible tool to increase awareness of food-related issues such as world hunger.

Sozanni empathizes strongly with the focuses of the WFP, which include helping women become more independent through education in addition to ending world hunger. The WFP estimates that if female farmers had access to the same resources as male farmers, the number of hungry people in the world would decrease by 150 million. Sozanni will be focusing on international child education for the WFP, and she will begin July 2014 with a trip to Rwanda.

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Franca Sozzani’s innovative uses of her publications bring a sense of purpose to her art. Her use of fashion as an advocacy tool is an inspiration to the industry. Whether Sozzani is fighting against anorexia, pollution, racism or world hunger, she truly is part of a larger solution. Without a doubt, she is “fashion’s rebel with a cause.”

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