Emma Watson is known worldwide as being the epitome of intelligence, inspiration and class. She grew from Hermione in Harry Potter to an outspoken and groundbreaking women's rights advocate. Emma has become a role model for girls around the world including myself. Let's break down why she's so amazing:

Starting from the beginning, Emma Watson charmed the hearts of Harry Potter fans around the world by taking on the role of Hermione Granger. Look how cute she is!

Not only was she adorable, but also she played a character that was intelligent, clever and brave enough to be so much more than a typical female role (aka not just the love interest.) Also, this beautiful and confident transformation was definitely the best movie moment of my childhood:

But after battling wizards with Ron and Harry, Emma didn't stop there. She went on to get an education at both Brown and Oxford University, graduating from Brown with a bachelor's degree in English Literature.

Emma used her education, fame and passion to become a UN Women's Goodwill Ambassador in July 2014. This prestigious title is held by her and four other women from around the world. This past fall, Emma made the world stop and listen as she addressed the United Nations about the importance of striving for gender equality. She also used this speech to launch the #HeforShe campaign which promotes the acceptance of feminism and gender equality among both men and women.

#HeforShe and Emma's powerful speech have helped gender equality become an issue at the forefront of society. Personally, listening to the speech and looking at the discussion it helped me learn to be more outspoken about gender equality and realize that not only does progress need to be made, but it needs to happen now.

On International Women's Day (March 8th, 2015), Emma redirected attention to the issue by holding a live stream Q&A session to continue the conversation about why gender equality is so important and continues to do so on social media platforms such as her Twitter page.

Emma Watson is a true role model because of the way she lives her life. By focusing on issues that she is passionate about and that truly affects our everyday lives, Emma has made a difference in the fight for gender equality.

I look up to Emma Watson because not only does she have beauty, brains, and grace, but also she is using them to help change the world. Keep doing you, Emma.