{{Short description|Burkinabe model (born 1985)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|02|07}} | birth_place = Burkina Faso | occupation = Model, activist | notable_works = ''The Water Princess'' }} '''Georgie Badiel Paulinha Borges''' (born February 7, 1985) is a Burkinabé model and activist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/fashion/models/gbadiel/georgiebadiel/|title=Georgie Badiel - Fashion Model - Profile on New York Magazine|publisher=nymag.com|accessdate=July 17, 2016}}</ref> Badiel was Miss Burkina Faso in 2003 and Miss Africa 2004.
== Biography == Badiel was born on February 7, 1985 in Burkina Faso. She won the title of Miss Burkina Faso in 2003 and Miss Africa in 2004. She runs the Georgie Badiel Foundation, which is dedicated to increasing the available drinking water in her West African homeland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://georgiebadielfoundation.org|title=Georgie Badiel Foundation - Activist|date=July 23, 2015|publisher=georgiebadielfoundation.org|accessdate=July 17, 2016}}</ref> She co-wrote the children's picture book ''The Water Princess'' with Peter H. Reynolds and Susan Verde. The book was published by Penguin Random House in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/61048-the-water-princess-relates-childhood-of-burkina-faso-born-model-georgie-badiel.html|title='The Water Princess' Relates Childhood of Burkina Faso-Born Model Georgie Badiel|publisher=publishersweekly.com|accessdate=July 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/317197/the-water-princess-by-susan-verde-with-georgie-badiel-illustrated-by-peter-h-reynolds/9780399172588|title=The Water Princess by Susan Verde, Georgie Badiel - PenguinRandomHouse.com|publisher=|accessdate=August 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/books/review/how-do-you-explain-the-refugee-crisis-to-children-new-picture-books-can-help.html | title=How Do You Explain the Refugee Crisis to Children? New Picture Books Can Help|first=Deborah | last=Ellis | work=The New York Times| date=November 11, 2016 | accessdate=December 11, 2016}}</ref>
==Personal life== Badiel lives in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/fashion/models/gbadiel/georgiebadiel/|title=Georgie Badiel - Fashion Model - Profile on New York Magazine|publisher=nymag.com|accessdate=July 17, 2016}}</ref>
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==Further reading== * [http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/trends/a7518/supermodels-new-charity-making-a-splash-111711/ ''Harper's Bazaar''] * [http://observer.gm/super-model-georgie-badiel-inspires-young-gambians/ ''Daily Observer''] * [http://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/models-4-water ''Teen Vogue''] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110817210719/http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-black/new-faces/2010/05/georgie-badiel-interview ''Italian Vogue''] * [http://www.essence.com/galleries/model-behavior-georgie-badiel/easy-breezy-39050 ''Essence'']{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}
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