When at the age of 13, young Waris finds out that her father has decided to marry her off as the fourth wife to a considerably older man, the young girl realizes that she has no choice but to flee. She reaches her aunt and grandmother in the chaotic bustle of the Somali capital. To protect the girl her relatives manage to find her a job in London. Here one day, many years after, she will attract the attention of the famous fashion photographer Terry Donaldson. Waris Dirie will become a famous top model and Unicef Ambassador for the fight against the female genital mutilation she suffered at the age of 5.
