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June Steenkamp is mother of Reeva, the South African model shot dead by Oscar Pistorius last year. Pistorius is now serving a five year prison sentence for the culpable homicide of Reeva. June attended the trial throughout and has written a book about her ordeal.

Fatima Jibrell has dedicated the last 20 years of her life to preserving the traditional herding way of life in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland. She is now been given the United Nations' top Environmental prize, the Champions Award, in recognition of her work.

Sophia Loren is an Academy award-winning film star and Italy's most renowned and honoured actress. Sophia was born in Naples and rose from a difficult and impoverished childhood to global fame.

(Picture: June Steenkamp. Credit: Werner Beukes/SAPA/Gallo Images/Getty Images)