So
So
she she
said,
“No,
you you
do do
it”. it”.
I said,
“Me?”
She She
said,
“Yes”,
I want
you you
said,
“No,
I said,
“Me?”
said,
“Yes”,
I want
to do
it. So
I took
a white
plate
that that
she she
brought
out out
to me
and and
I took
to do
it. So
I took
a white
plate
brought
to me
I took
a red
magic
marker
and and
put put
the the
red red
ribbon
in the
middle
of the
plate,
and and
it it
a red
magic
marker
ribbon
in the
middle
of the
plate,
became
the the
“Red
Ribbon
Plate.”
I said
I don’t
want
a penny
for for
this, this,
I want
became
“Red
Ribbon
Plate.”
I said
I don’t
want
a penny
I want
the the
money
to go
to the
AIDS
Foundation.
If you
go go
on on
line,
you you
will will
see see
it as it as
money
to go
to the
AIDS
Foundation.
If you
line,
the the
Red Red
Ribbon
Plate,
and and
it has
my my
name
on on
the the
back
Ribbon
Plate,
it has
name
back
of it.
a plate
and and
a cup,
and and
I was
very
satisfied
of I it. did
I did
a plate
a cup,
I was
very
satisfied
with
it. The
New
York
Times
did did
and and
article
on on
it and
it it
with
it. The
New
York
Times
article
it and
“You
“You open
open your
you
became
the the
Christmas
corporate
gift gift
of that
time.
All All
of of
became
Christmas
corporate
of that
time.
a wonderful
kalei
a wonderful
ka
the the
money
went
to the
AIDS
Foundation,
and and
I made
money
went
to the
AIDS
Foundation,
I made
sure sure
of that.
Then
I had
the the
idea idea
that that
I was
going
to take
of that.
Then
I had
I was
going
to take
it further.
Audrey
Hepburn
was was
working
with
Unicef,
it further.
Audrey
Hepburn
working
with
Unicef,
and and
I thought
I should
do do
one one
for for
hunger
also,
but but
there
I thought
I should
hunger
also,
there
was was
so much
protocol
and and
red red
tape tape
that that
it never
happened,
so much
protocol
it never
happened,
but but
at least
I got
the the
Red Red
Ribbon
Plate
done
and and
it it
at least
I got
Ribbon
Plate
done
served
a purpose.
One One
thing
that that
I did
actually
last last
year
served
a purpose.
thing
I did
actually
year
(2017),
having
grown
up up
with
a mother,
who
besides
(2017),
having
grown
with
a mother,
who
besides
her her
work,
worked
to help
people
however
she she
could.
work,
worked
to help
people
however
could.
Her Her
last last
job job
when
she she
came
into into
America
she she
was was
when
came
America
working
to help
people
who
could
not not
feed
themselves
working
to help
people
who
could
feed
themselves
get get
food
stamps,
so I so had
that that
kind
of background,
and and
food
stamps,
I had
kind
of background,
having
a curiosity
and and
not not
just just
wanting
to be
about
having
a curiosity
wanting
to be
about
myself.
So So
the the
AIDS
Plate
was was
that,
and and
then
last last
year
myself.
AIDS
Plate
that,
then
year
I did
a book
on on
diverse
beauty.
The The
photographer
who
I did
a book
diverse
beauty.
photographer
who
will will
shoot
the the
Royal
wedding
(Prince
Harry
and and
shoot
Royal
wedding
(Prince
Harry
Megan
Markle),
Alex
Lubomirski,
invited
me me
to do
Megan
Markle),
Alex
Lubomirski,
invited
to do
this this
book
addressing
women
of different
ages,
and and
all all
book
addressing
women
of different
ages,
of the
prejudices
that that
go along
with with
fashion,
not not
necessarily
of the
prejudices
go along
fashion,
necessarily
color,
but but
women’s
sizes,
women’s
age, age,
women’s
color,
women’s
sizes,
women’s
women’s
background,
so so
worth.
The The
book
is called
‘Diverse
background,
worth.
book
is called
‘Diverse
Beauty’,
and and
Lupita
Nyong’o,
the the
actress
is on
the the
Beauty’,
Lupita
Nyong’o,
actress
is on
cover
of the
book.
The The
money
of the
book,
which
is why
I did
it, went
to to
cover
of the
book.
money
of the
book,
which
is why
I did
it, went
Concerned
World,
which
is a is charity
that that
takes
of poverty
in Africa
and and
all all