Love Letter To Haiti From Coco Rocha

Supermodel Coco Rocha sitting at the airport when they first images of the earthquake in Haiti, which has seen a lot of ground disturbed.

"I knew I had to do something, but I'm not sure how to help," Rocha said in an interview in Toronto, where they are not double duty - to host a fashion show at the Ritz Carlton and made his debut in a film about earthquakes.

Only a few people on earth have a privileged life as Rocha was born in Toronto, the day was wearing a printed silk tank top and skirt by designer Calla Haynes Canadians live. The cost of clothing on their backs could probably feed a family for a year. And she knows it.

In front of her model ready for the track, while the helmet manufacturers and the murmuring guests munch hors d'oeuvres - a world away from the pain of Haiti and debris.

"This is truly humbled to know that someone so much and there are others who really need it," said Rocha.

Strong earthquake in January 2010 that more than 200,000 Haitians have been killed and millions left homeless, so affected him.

In the documentary, Letter to Haiti, which is posted on their site, Rocha showed a picture of the destruction of one year after the earthquake.

Some initial observations, as a group seem to find their way to Port-au-Prince Wind naive. "There are a lot of junk lying around that I do not think"

This is not a family apart as the most powerful images, but scattered through Rocha's comments for his first visit to the island.

"There's this girl, and I gave him a coloring book and then I turned around and his eyes light up and he said:"? No more As the inventor of this "He's very excited This is a small thing, but. It really touched me,"? Rocha said.

Then there are those who want a bottle of water. Do not give them candy, but bottled water.

"One would think that the child will candy every day, but where it comes - fresh water and something to do while in the bunker," said Rocha.

Origin of the trip it takes time to form.

After the earthquake, Rocha increase funding for Haiti charity is called the host LakayPAM (Creole for my home), but the images of children who need help, they said. He decided he wanted to visit.

With a team whose husband, Jacques Conran interior designer, and his friend, Prince Model Rocha Behati contain interesting 23 minute documentary in Toronto, just before Fashion Week debut. This is a nice contrast with clothes and other luxury Canadian Haynes Thomas Tait, which sank off and landing paths do Paola Fullerton.

In the documentary, Rocha does not make sense to go to Haiti with nothing. He asked his fans on his blog to send a letter to the two orphanages supported by LakayPAM.

They received hundreds of letters from around the world. The last week before the trip, they sit behind their computers, most of these letters were translated into French.

"This is the most precious thing I have done," said Rocha. (thestar)