>> THAT IS YOUR LATEST WEATHER. >> THANK YOU, AL ROKER.
NOW, TO MORE OF OUR SPECIAL
SERIES, ITS CALLED "TAG US
TODAY."
WERE TAKING A CUE FROM SOCIAL MEDIA, HIGHLIGHTING THE PEOPLE
AND PROJECTS WE FOLLOW ONLINE
AND INVITING YOU TO FOLLOWING
THEM, AS WELL.
THAT BRIDGES US TO YOU.
WOMAN CRUSH WEDNESDAY.
>> WE ASKED FOLKS TO SEND IN
THEIR CRUSHES.
LOOK OVER IN THE ORANGE ROOM. WEVE BEEN CHECKING OUT SOME OF
THE PICS THAT WERE POSTED.
THESE ARE THE WOMEN THEY HAVE A
CRUSH ON AND ADMIRE. I THOUGHT LONG AND HARD BEFORE
CHOOSING MY CRUSH.
HMM.
HMM. INSPIRING.
INSPIRING. SMART.
SMART. STUNNING.
STUNNING. MY WOMAN CRUSH.
♪
♪ CHRISTY TURLINGTON BURNS.
YOU KNOW HER FACE FROM EVERY
COVER.
COVER.
EVERY CATWALK.
BUT ITS EVERY MOTHER COUNTS,
HER NONPROFIT, THAT HELPS MAKE PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH SAFEE
PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH SAFE FOR EVERY MOTHER.
THAT MAKES HER MY CRUSH. >> TOKYO WILL BE MY EIGHTH
MARATHON.
MARATHON.
>> Reporter: IM NOT A RUNNER. BUT CHRISTY MOTIVATED ME TO JOIN
HER, AS SHE TRAINS FOR THE TOKYO
MARATHON.
MARATHON.
WHEN YOU RUN THE MARATHON, YOURE RUNNING FOR EVERY MOTHER
COUNTS.
COUNTS.
>> ITS THE REASON WHY I STARTED
RUNNING IN THE FIRST PLACE.
WOMEN DONT HAVE THE ACCESS TO
HEALTH CARE.
>> A LOT OF WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD LIVE A FAR DISTANCE FROM
HEALTH CARE.
HEALTH CARE.
>> EXACTLY. >> I LOVE YOU, CHRISTY, BUT THIS
MIGHT BE THE END OF THE ROAD FOR
ME.
ME.
I DONT KNOW HOW YOU DO IT.
>> GOOD JOB. YOU CRUSHED IT.
>> YAY.
>> YAY. I CRUSHED IT WITH MY CRUSH.
♪
♪ NEXT UP, BURGERS AT BUBBYS, ONE
OF CHRISTIES FAVORITE HANGOUTS.
SO, YOU ARE MY WOMAN CRUSH.
IS THAT JUST SO EMBARRASSING OR
WHAT?
WHAT?
>> IM SUPERFLATTERED.
ITS AN HONOR. THANK YOU.OR.
THANK YOU.
>> I LIKE THE IDEA OF WOMEN ADMIRING OTHER WOMEN. WOMEN
ADMIRING OTHER WOMEN. >> ME, TOO.
>> I THINK ITS GOOD THAT WOMEN
ARE LOOKING TO EACH OTHER FOR
INSPIRATION.
INSPIRATION.
STARTING FROM THE BEGINNING, YOU
WERE WORKING AS A MODEL. YOU WERE REALLY YOUNG.L.
YOU WERE REALLY YOUNG. HOW DID YOU KEEP YOUR HEAD ON
YOUR SHOULDERS?
YOUR SHOULDERS? >> IM A GROUNDED PERSON.
I ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.
IVE ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME PERSON
WHO WANTS TO COME HOME AND
PREFER TO BE INSIDE THAN
OUTSIDE, PREFER TO BE BAREFOOT
THAN IN HEELS.
THATS JUST ME.
>> THATS ONE OF THE THINGS I
LOVE ABOUT YOU.
IM A HOME BODY.
IT TAKES A LOT TO GET US OUT OF
THE HOUSE.
THE HOUSE.
>> YES. >> Reporter: HER FAMILY COMES
FIRST.
FIRST. CHRISTY AND ED BURNS HAVE TWO
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN.
HER MISSION TO IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH STEMS FROM HER OWN SCARE
14 YEARS AGO, AFTER GIVING BIRTH
TO HER DAUGHTER.
>> THATS HOW I STARTED TO THINK
ABOUT MATERNAL HEALTH AND
MATERNAL MORTALITY.
MATERNAL MORTALITY. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WAS IN
YOU THAT MADE YOU FEEL LIKE, IM
NOT GOING TO DROP THIS?
>> I COULD SEE THERE WAS A NEED.
IM A MOM. I VALUE MOTHERHOOD.
>> IF YOU HAVE A PASSION, YOU
ARE FIERCE ABOUT IT.
YOU DONT LET IT GO.
>> DOG WITH A BONE.
♪
♪
>> READY FOR OUR CLOSE-UP? >> LETS DO IT.UR CLOSE-UP?
>> LETS DO IT. >> WHAT DO WE THINK?
>> THATS A GOOD ONE.
>> THATS THE BEST ONE.
"VOGUE," DONT CALL US.
WELL CALL YOU.
>> FRIES FIRST.
>> YOU MUST TRY THE FRIES.
IM GOING THROUGH ALL OF THE
REASONS THAT I LOVE YOU.
>> ITS LIKE A DATE.
>> THIS IS TRULY LIKE A WEIRD
AND AWKWARD DATE.
ANOTHER REASON I LOVE YOU IS
EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, YOU DONT MIND EATING ANDTIFUL,
YOU DONT MIND EATING AND THROWING DOWN SOME SERIOUS JUNK
FOOD.
FOOD.
NOT EVERY DAY. >> IVE ALWAYS HAD A HUGE
APPETITE.
APPETITE.
I FEEL THAT MODERATION IS THE
HEALTHIEST WAY TO GO.
>> AND I THINK THAT BEAUTY IS WHATS INSIDE.K THAT BEAUTY IS
WHATS INSIDE.
THERES NO QUESTION THAT YOU
HAVE THAT IN SPADES.
>> I THINK ITS IMPORTANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, BETO
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, BE HEALTHY AND FEEL GOOD INSIDE.
IF YOU HAVE A PERSONAL THAT
INSPIREIN
INSPIREIN INSPIRES YOU, YOU SAY, HOW DO
YOU DO THAT YOUR SKIN LOOKS
AMAZING.
AMAZING.
WHAT SKIN CARE DO YOU USE? >> NOT MY SKIN.DO YOU USE?
>> NOT MY SKIN. >> HONESTLY, YES.
>> YOU CHECKED OFF SO MANY
BOXES.
BOXES.
ARE THERE THINGS THAT YOURE STILL DREELAMING OF DOING?E
STILL DREELAMING OF DOING? >> I WOULD LOVE TO BE FLUENT IN
A LANGUAGE.
A LANGUAGE. MY MOM IS SPANISH.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, IVE BEEN
WANTING TO LEARN SPANISH.
FOR THAT, I WAS THINKING WE
COULD GO AND HAVE LUNCH AND
SPEAK ONLY IN SPANISH.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> ORDER A GLASS OF WINE.
WE SHOULD DO IT.
WE SHOULD.
WE SHOULD. SEE?
SEE?
YOU INSPIRED ME.
IN ESPANOL.
>> WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. >> WERE GOING TO DO IT.O GO.
>> WERE GOING TO DO IT. WERE GOING TO DO SPANISH
LESSONS, RIGHT, CHRISTY?
>> I LIKED HER BEFORE YOUR
PIECE.
PIECE.
I GET WHY YOU LOVE HER.
>> SHES A REGULAR PERSON THATS
QUITE EXTRAORDINARY.
FOR SOMEONE WHO CAME UP IN THE
GLAMOROUS WORLD OF MODELING, SHE
HAS DECIDED THAT MATERNAL HEALTH
IS HER MISSION IN LIFE.
SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HER WHEN
SHE GAVE BIRTH.
AND SHE DECIDED, IM GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. GOING TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT IT. SHE IS DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
IT WAS FUN TO GET TO KNOW HER.
>> AND YOU ACTED LIKE YOU HAVE A
HUGE CRUSH ON HER.
>> THAT WAS NOT AN ACT.
>> I EMBARRASSED MYSELF.
COMING UP TOMORROW, A SPECIAL
THROWBACK THURSDAY FROM CARSON
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM DIDDY.
WE WANT TO SEE YOUR TBT PICKS.