She comes from a generation when models were collaborators with the designers, when designers would ask the girls how they would wear their creations, before models lost so many magazine covers and campaigns to actresses.

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Mariam and her colleague Rose Campbell ask the girls to reflect on the day's events, any changes in the children and how they are applying the skills they are developing at the project in their daily lives.

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The only thing that we ask in return, and we said this to the girls, is that when this is all over, that you give back, that you do the same for someone else.

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Police ask that anyone who may have seen the girls on Friday contact authorities.

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All we did was ask for the healthier options on the menu, and the girls were happy with their Happy Meals.

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In this exercise, girls ask for forgiveness from those they've hurt for the things they've said or done.

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"When I go talk to high school students and ask them if they experience pressure, the majority who raised their hands were the girls, " he said.

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And sure enough, the girls, meeting Americans for the first time, quickly stop smiling when I ask if they're enjoying the encounter.

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