With a career that balances broadcasting, publishing, humanitarian efforts and high-profile commercial endorsements with motherhood and her duties, Sarah Ferguson has become one of the most inspiring figures of the new century. Having survived personal trials under a harsh media spotlight, she now shares with audiences the secrets of her turn-around success, overcoming the fear of a new global environment and the War on Terrorism, focusing on physical fitness & wellness, achieving personal goals, overcoming adversity, charity and volunteerism. Today, she travels the world as spokesperson for Weight Watchers International, Charles Schwab, and Wedgwood china. She is also the author of several books and serves as a special correspondent to NBC's Today show.
 
As the mother of two girls, the Duchess' humanitarian efforts center largely on children. She founded Children In Crisis in the United Kingdom in 1993, which now sponsors life-transforming projects around the world, and followed it with Chances for Children in the United States in 1994, helping to raise funds for existing non-profit organizations devoted to children's issues. In recognition of her work, she has received the Mother Hale Award for Caring, the ALS Hope Through Caring Award and Poland's prestigious Order of Smiles.