Internationally-renowned top model and actress Molly Sims on Wednesday launched a new youth centre for street children in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. PSI (Population Services International) built the centre with money donated from H&M’s 2008 Fashion Against AIDS campaign.

More than 1500 young children will benefit from the services provided at the center in its first year alone, with thousands more expected to benefit in the future. While the large majority of these children are those currently living on the street, many are children locally known as “restaveks” – young boys and girls sold into domestic slavery by desperately poor families in need of cash.

“It is heartbreaking to see so many young girls and boys suffering in a country just a few hours away from my own,” said Sims, an Ambassador for PSI’s child survival program Five & Alive. “I realize how incredibly fortunate I have been in my own life and I feel humbled to be able to work to share that good fortune with others.”

Through its strong partnership with community based organizations and local NGOs, PSI/Haiti will provide clinical health services and education at the center, including reproductive health services and HIV testing and follow-up support. Haiti’s HIV prevalence rate is at epidemic proportions, with more than 200,000 people suffering from the disease – it is the highest HIV rate in the entire Caribbean region. Street children and “restaveks” are among those most at risk for the disease as both groups are often regularly mistreated, abused and exposed to violent and life-threatening situations like sexual abuse.

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Molly Sims’ next big show is on HSN.

The actress is launching a fashion jewelry line called Grayce on the shopping channel in November. The line retails from $30 to $120 and is inspired by Sims’ love of photography and art, combined with references of past decades. Sims and her mother have been collecting vintage jewelry for years, a hobby evident from the line’s wide range of influences.

“All of these pieces are designed so you can change your look from day to day,” Sims said. “Women are never one thing all the time. Sometimes I’m feeling retro, some days I feel more girly, some days I’m more classic. So you can design your different looks around these pieces.”

Sims said the line’s name is derived from growing up in a household where her mother always tried to instill in her a sense of grace.

“It is something I have incorporated into my life to this day, to always be graceful and always be grateful,” she said.

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Molly is set to be a guest on “Live with Regis & Kelly” next week – on Tuesday February 17, 2009! The show airs in syndication, so make sure to check your local TV listings for exact air times in your city.

Tuesday 2/17: Molly Sims, Dating with the Stars Week with Chef Danny Boome, the winner of the Daytona 500, guest co-host Joy Philbin

Molly is one of the celebrities featured in the parody video, “Jizz In My Pants”. The song and video is by The Lonely Island, which consists of Andy Samberg (Saturday Night Live), Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. Its a funny song and video, so check it out below!