Girls Making a Difference:

• Justine Li won a national poetry scholarship contest!
• The Lego Chicks build robots!
• Meet the Girls Inc. Girls' Advisory Board.
• Lily Thorpe started her own organization, the Kids Campaign!
• Saga Beedy joined a pen pal program to write to girls in Afghanistan.
• Emily is speaking out about cancer after her mother was diagnosed.
• Deidra Brown turned her insecurities about her weight into an inspiring commercial for Girls Inc.
• Abby Solomon helped her friend cope with an eating disorder.
• Taiia Smart Young dishes about Delta Sigma Theta, an Afircan-American sorority.
• Bopha Tum shares her experience of growing up with two cultures.
• Real girls are helping the FBI catch internet criminals.

Athletes:

• Shannon Miller is the most decorated U.S. gymnast in history.
• Lisa Fernandez is a superstar softball pitcher.
• Sasha Cohen skated her way to the Olympics.
• Kristin Bartzokis is a "Perfect Ten" gymnast.
• Learn about Legendary Ladies of Baseball and Softball.
• Samantha and Vanessa are gymnasts in a Girls Inc. gymnastics program.

Activists:

• Betty Friedan was a writer, philosopher, and activist who had a vital role in the Women's Rights Movement.
• Coretta Scott King fought to end injustice.
• Rosa Parks was a leader in the civil rights movement.

Scientists:

• Rena Patel graduated with a computer science degree in a program where men outnumbered women seven to one!
• Brittany Glover is a high school student and future forensic scientist.
• Vera and Judy are mother/daughter astronomers!

Business Leaders:

• Girls Inc. Corporate Camp gives girls an inside look at the business world.

Politicians:

• Congresswoman Judy Biggert is raising awareness about eating disorders.

Magazine Editors:

• Christina Kelly said "no" to diet stories and "yes" to models of all shapes and sizes!
• At Girl Pitch!, real girls work with magazine editors to make their own messages.

Authors:

• Ann Brashares, author of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
• April Halprin Wayland, author of Girl Coming in For a Landing.
• Meg Cabot, author of Princess Diaries and All-American Girl.
• Sharon Flake, author of The Skin I'm In.
• Kristen Kemp, author of What a Friend! Friendship Tips from 2 GRRLS.
• Tamora Pierce, author of Trickster's Choice.
• Catherine Thimmesh, author of Madam President.
• Carol Weston, author of For Girls Only.
• Kate DiCamillo, author of Because of Winn-Dixie.
• Helen Fox, author of Eager.
• Hester Velman, author of Isabel of the Whales.
• Sarah Mlynowski, author of Bras and Broomsticks.

Movie Stars:

• Keisha Castle-Hughes was nominated for an Oscar!
• Aleisha Allen starred in Are We There Yet? And School of Rock.
• AnnaSophia Robb made her debut in Because of Winn-Dixie.

TV Stars:

• Abby overcame her fears and took on hip-hop dancing in an episode of MTV's MADE.
• MTV News Reporter SuChin Pak is proud to call herself a bookworm!