Jenny McCarthyis a model, actress, author, activist and mother of an autistic son. She began her career in 1993 as a nude model for Playboy magazine and later became their Playmate of the Year. McCarthy has worked in television and film and more recently has written books about parenting. The entertainer is also known for being an activist who promotes research into environmental causes and alternative treatments for autism.
Kelly Bensimon is a busy lady. She is a model, equestrian, author, editor, designer, and health advocate and has published three books,"The Bikini Book," "American Style," and "In The Spirit of the Hamptons." Bensimon was also the Editor-at-Large for both Hamptons and Gotham Magazines. Her latest book "I Can Make You Hot" launched April 2012. The proud Mom of two splits her time with her girls and three dogs between New York City and East Hampton.
dance4life is an international movement based in Amsterdam. It is designed to inspire, mobilize and unite young people to take action for social change. The organization works with young people towards a world without AIDS. They do this through sex education in schools, using music and dance to involve and inspire young people. dance4life motivates young people to take action to stop the worldwide spread of HIV and AIDS. Half of the almost 7.000 people infected with HIV every day are under 25 years old. The initiative is active in 25 countries, spread over 5 continents.
Jenny McCarthy
Q: What is the charity dance4life about?
Jenny: It’s actually a really great organization. A lot of people in the United States don’t know about it yet. It educates kids into utilizing their talents in social media, but also educating and inspiring about sex through really innovative music & dance.
Q: Why do you choose to support it?
Jenny: Because of the way they decided to integrate sex with an art. It’s not preaching to the choir. It’s kind of expanding your horizon if you will into learning something.
Q: What is the nicest thing someone ever did for you?
Jenny: The thing that immediately comes to my mind is my second grade teacher. She made me feel like I can do anything in this lifetime. She was the only person in my childhood [to do this], and in second grade it impacted me. She said,"You can do anything you want, you can go anywhere you want!" and I remember that.
Kelly Bensimon
Q: Why is dance4life important to you?
Kelly: I think it's an amazing charity. It's exciting for me to come to a Hotel Durex party and for them to be supporting a charity. That is something that is really important to me. I love the synergy. I love when people give back. It's really, really important. I just think it's a great opportunity to encourage people to move and enjoy the life that they have.
Q: Is there something nice that someone has done for you that you can't forget?
Kelly: Yes. [People have] given me opportunities, given me hope...I think I am more the giver than the receiver, which is fine with me.
