Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn shows her selflessness when she takes breaks from her luxurious life in Hollywood to help people in need. She's done many good acts instead of living her well deserved life. The My Hero webpage tells all, "One hero in Hollywood and the only one that saved millions of lives, by joining UNICEF, was Audrey Hepburn." Instead of soaking herself in her well-earned wealth and fortune, she used her time going to third world countries and helping children during war times. To me, it's really refreshing to have an icon who is actually does something. Many "icons" these days are only famous because they have money and are good looking, meanwhile Audrey actually had something to offer to the world. As we know, Audrey was a beautiful woman and an amazing actor. What people don't know is that she was just as pretty on the inside she was on the outside. "She was a dignified, compassionate and selfless woman who was beautiful beyond the physical sense."If Audrey were a selfless absorbed woman she would have been using all her wealth for luxuries but instead she went to help others while many other rich people would be focusing on themselves. She took her time going to countries in poverty instead of flourishing in her career. Above all, Audrey was a more than just a pretty face and a great actress, She was the change that was needed in the word.

The biggest reason as to why Audrey is my hero is her ability to inspire others to do good in the world. Everything that she does proves to me that there is no excuse for me not too. "She thought the world was one family, a family that would care about the rich and the poor, the old and the young." Audrey always went the extra mile in her career; not only in her acting or modeling, but in her will to help those who didn't have the resources or power to help themselves. She had a kind heart and she didn't ever let fame get to her. She stayed true to herself and knew what she wanted to do in life and she did it. While Audrey had everything she wanted from her career, to fans that loved her so much; Audrey knew that some of this fame and fortune could be used for something bigger than herself. "Audrey won an Academy Award in 1954 for her work in Roman Holiday." Audrey did not fail her career while doing all of these humanitarian activities. She used all her break time for volunteering when she could have been living her own life. Throughout all of this, Audrey Hepburn was living proof that you can do good in the world while still flourishing in your career and having fun.

Audrey's life was full of exciting, yet sometimes tragic events that led her to becoming my hero.  In 1989 she became UNICEF's most famous ambassador. In 1992 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Sadly, the 63 year old international icon passed away one year later due to appendiceal cancer. Audrey Hepburn's selflessness, compassion, and her will to inspire are what makes her my hero.

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