Audrey Hepburn captivated audiences on the silver screen and stage with a certain humility and grace that could not be matched and remains untouched. It begs the question if such a rare gem could ever be recreated. Is it possible to replicate a beauty that resulted from years of war and heartache-- an emotionally detached and physically absent father, first-hand experience with the harsh realities and devastation of World War 2 in Europe, including malnutrition during the most crucial years of adolescent development and health complications that resulted from it. Audrey Hepburn did not happen by accident. Her big, expressive eyes, fragility and gentle demeanor told a story of where she came from and what she had been through. She was not a classic beauty by any means, but her humility, uniqueness and authenticity made her not simply beautiful, but exceptionally so.
Despite her honorable accomplishments as an actress, it is the contributions she made as Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF in the final years of her life that brought her the most satisfaction. She felt her life had been quite blessed in the years following World War 2 and the appropriate thing to do was to give back. She went above and beyond that, literally becoming consumed by her work and yielding to a level of empathy only someone with her heart and humility could.
She was a remarkable woman with a legacy that transcends the lives she touched during all her years as an actress and humanitarian. I grew up admiring slash obsessing over her angelic internal and external beauty, and still aspire to be even 1/2 the person she was. Audrey Hepburn is and will always be the number one Celebrity I'd like to Broochify. And I could think of no brooch worthy...except maybe the 'Loverly' brooch, since it was inspired by Audrey's Eliza Doolittle. "Woooouldn't it be loverly."
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