Take care of yourself?and then acceptyourself. That's the message of Sehin Belew, a former Miss Ethiopia who hasbeen living in the United States for the past couple of decades. She works asan image consultant, giving advice on beauty, health and fashion. Her new book, , is about her philosophy on fashion and health.
Sehin encourages women to make the most of what theyhave. "Health is very important," she says adding, "People should be mindful oftheir bodies and take time to exercise." She warns that beauty does not meanthat you are thin but rather that you "have the right attitude." She also says people should be "savvy" in the way they carefor their skin.
Sehin warns that people should be careful of appearancebecause "sometimes we are judged by the way we look." She says one's appearancecould have an impact on one's professional life. Butshe adds that good fashion sense doesn't always mean having to pay a lot forclothing.
Sheencourages people to look at the ingredients in the "lotions and powders youuse on your body?." "Find out ," she says, "what products contain toxicingredients and how to replace them with pure, natural ones."
Sehin is also a former professional modeland humanitarian who spent years raising awareness about hunger in Ethiopia.She continues to speak about such issues as poverty and women's rights inAfrica. She now lives in northern California, where her business is based