WithoutOprah Winfrey, Mpumi Nobiva probably wouldn’t have gone to high school. Now she has a Master’s Degree and is an international speaker. Before Winfrey entered her life, Nobiva’s family was concerned it would be too dangerous for her to attend high school. “It’s very common for a girl to go to school and get raped or get kidnapped,” says Nobiva, 25. According to the South African government, 1 in 4 women are sexually assaulted in the country, and 66 percent are the victim of a physical assault....

In the well-to-do suburban setting of Sugar Land, Texas, the Whitakers presented the picture of a perfect family.Houston natives Kent and Tricia Whitaker had met in their 20s on a blind date, and after marriage they settled in the smaller community about 20 miles outside of the city to raise their two sons, Bart and Kevin.Tricia taught in elementary school; Kent worked as an executive in her family’s construction business. The parents made faith a cornerstone of their household, and while Bart was a slightly reluctant participant in church, his younger brother, Kevin, stood out with his compassion toward others and an outgoing personality that made him everybody’s best friend....

Photo: The Office of The Queen’s Swan Marker Every summer for the past 800 years, an all-men team of rowers has traveled the River Thames in England counting swans as part of an ancientroyal ceremony known as Swan Upping. Barber chose Hammond because of her love of rowing and wildlife. Having grown up in South Dakota, Hammond didn’t have any experience with swans, but she came to love them after she married an Englishman,The Timesreports....

Photo: Courtesy Fig.1 BeautyAfterwelcoming twin boyswith husband Justin Ervin on Jan. 7 — with new babies Malachi and Roman joining their 2-year-old big brotherIsaac Menelik Giovanni— it’s a wonderAshley Graham, 34, has time to shower, let alone moisturize.But the self-proclaimed “beauty junkie,” who just announced she joinedFig.1, a female-founded skincare brand with a focus on science-backed formulas and sustainable packaging, as an investor and partner, has made it a priority to take care of her skin since a “glowing, hydrated and plump” complexion makes her feel “great....

01of 15Alex RodriguezThenewly-single dadwished his fans “a happy and healthy#MemorialDayWeekend” while soaking up some sun on a boat with his daughters Natasha and Ella. 01of 15 Alex Rodriguez Thenewly-single dadwished his fans “a happy and healthy#MemorialDayWeekend” while soaking up some sun on a boat with his daughters Natasha and Ella. 02of 15Ayesha & Steph CurryAyesha Curry/instagramThe couple traveled to Cabo for a grown-up getaway over the weekend.“Bliss feat. 🍓margaritas,” the cookbook author captioned a smiling swimsuit selfie with her NBA star husband....

Due to a quirk of geology , the purest quartz in all the world comes from the picturesque town of Spruce Pine , North Carolina . The mineral , created deep within the world when silicon - full-bodied magmas cooled and enlighten some 370 million yr ago , is essential to the production of computer chips andsolar panels . China , India , and Russia provide high honour quartz as well , but what ’s mined there does not fit the quality or quantity of what lie beneath the Blue Ridge Mountains ....

What was your journey to having the family life you have today?I always knew I wanted to be a mother. My husband and I met when we were 14 and we started dating when we were 17. I remember joking about it very early on in our relationship because for me, being a mother was nonnegotiable. I knew I would never give up being a mother for anybody and I would never ask another person to be a father if they didn’t want to be....

Kate Middleton.Photo: Alex Bramall AsKate Middletoncelebrates her40th birthday on Sunday, those who have worked with her over the last decade are doing some celebrating themselves and toasting the impact she has had through her public work. The Duchess of Cambridge’s apprenticeship in royal work started soon after her royal wedding toPrince Williamin 2011. As she quietly sought out the patronages that would bookmark her public work, one of her first private visits was toEast Anglia Children’s Hospice....

Even before she became an official member of the royal family,Meghan Marklewas using her style powers for good. And no one felt it more thanHiut Denim Company, a boutique jeans brand from Wales that Meghanwore in January, subsequently catapulting the label into global stardom overnight. “I think in any company’s life, you have defining moments — and that was definitely one of them,” Hiut cofounder David Hieatt tells PEOPLE. “The phone almost hasn’t stopped ringing since, it’s been incredible!...

Growing up royal isn’t what it used to be. Fans of the British royal family have grown accustomed to seeingPrince George,Princess CharlotteandPrince Louisin both formal and casual settings. They appear alongsideQueen Elizabethon the Buckingham Palace balcony for Trooping the Colour, and weeks later they’resnacking from the trunk of the carwhile dad Prince William plays polo. However, this contemporary way of raising monarchs-in-training wasn’t always the case. “Even the Queen in the ’50s said she wanted her children brought up as normally as possible,” biographer Ingrid Seward, author ofRoyal Children,says in this week’s PEOPLE cover story....

There have been times of crisis when the House of Windsor creaked and almost crumbled. The tragic death ofPrincess Diana21 years ago this month brought questions about how close the royals were to the feelings of the people they serve. And the gossip-laden ending of the marriages ofPrince Charlesand Diana and Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, coinciding with the fire at Windsor Castle (all in 1992), made it feel more soap opera than stately....

01of 08 Matthew Konfirst, Physical Scientist; Kathrina Konfirst, Training Officer at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Matt Konfirst 02of 08Joseph Calderone, Meteorologist, NWS Employees Organization Vice-Steward; Chanhassen, MinnesotaCourtesy Joseph CalderoneCalderone, 44, is an exempt employee who currently has to work without pay. “The National Weather Service (NWS) issues severe weather warnings so our jobs can be stressful enough without the added pressure of not knowing when our next paycheck will come,” Calderone told PEOPLE....

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