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Model with a Mission: Kim Snyder's Voyage to India & Africa

Model and Envision Beauty cofounder Kim Snyder traveled around the world to learn about health, beauty, and herself. Along the way she partnered with Project Concern to help women through microenterprises in Africa and India. Her travel photos will be on display at Saks Fifth Avenue in San Diego on May 7, but Kim gave Modelinia a look at the gallery before showtime.

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Heartbreaking. Young children working at a silk factory in Varanasi, India.

Heartbreaking. Young children working at a silk factory in Varanasi, India.

Here are the children that live around the Taj Mahal. Behind this monument children live in shacks—very different than the shiny marble entrance!

Here are the children that live around the Taj Mahal. Behind this monument children live in shacks—very different than the shiny marble entrance!

Ah, traveling by camel near Pakistan. What better way to cross the desert?

Ah, traveling by camel near Pakistan. What better way to cross the desert?

These are my two young camel safari guides—really! We followed them all the way into the desert, even though they were only 5 and 7 years old. They were very professional!

These are my two young camel safari guides—really! We followed them all the way into the desert, even though they were only 5 and 7 years old. They were very professional!

In Rajasthan, during a camel Safari across the desert. Surviving in the desert is an amazing experience—“washing” dishes in the sand, sleeping at noon, and traveling during the night… It was gorgeous.

In Rajasthan, during a camel Safari across the desert. Surviving in the desert is an amazing experience—“washing” dishes in the sand, sleeping at noon, and traveling during the night… It was gorgeous.

A beautiful baby of a Hilltribe family who live in the hills of Thailand.

A beautiful baby of a Hilltribe family who live in the hills of Thailand.

Farmer’s market, African-style!

Farmer’s market, African-style!

Washing clothes near my tent when I was camping out up the coast of Mozambique!

Washing clothes near my tent when I was camping out up the coast of Mozambique!

Living in a small village in Swaziland that consisted of only a few families. You might say everyone knows their neighbors!

Living in a small village in Swaziland that consisted of only a few families. You might say everyone knows their neighbors!

Here I am with a sweet family I stayed with in a tiny village in the hills of Swaziland!

Here I am with a sweet family I stayed with in a tiny village in the hills of Swaziland!

In the grasses of Zimbabwe. Um…this was before I saw the lions get up, then fall down in the grass…before I realized they could be anywhere!

In the grasses of Zimbabwe. Um…this was before I saw the lions get up, then fall down in the grass…before I realized they could be anywhere!

These were amazing, amazing girls I met in Zimbabwe. This was the first time they had ever had salad with lettuce!

These were amazing, amazing girls I met in Zimbabwe. This was the first time they had ever had salad with lettuce!

Gorgeous children in South Africa, near Zululand.

Gorgeous children in South Africa, near Zululand.

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