Supermodel Karlie Kloss provesshe's got beauty and the brains by launching a scholarship to teach younggirls how to code. The 22-year-old, who apparently loves computer programming,created Kode With Karlie, which will give young women a chance to attend a summer program for coding.
“I’m so excited to partner with the Flatiron School to launchthe Kode With Karlie scholarship and give 20 young women a chance tospend two weeks with other coding students learning and having fun thissummer," she told BuzzFeed."If one girl leaves the course inspired to keep learning code, I’ll behappy!”
Karlie has made a name for herself in the fashion industry as a top model Photo: Getty Images
According to the scholarship website,the money will cover tuition for recipients to take Flatiron Pre-CollegeAcademy’s 2-week Intro to Software Engineering course, where students willlearn to create an app. Role model Karlie took the same course a year ago, prompting herinitiative to get other girls involved in the often male-dominated field.
“Itdoesn’t matter if you’re a fashion model or high school student, understandingcode is so important because it’s the language that runs our world," shesaid. "Young women are shaping the world we live in and code is a tool for us to continue to have a big voice and say in our future.”
Karlie announced she would no longer be a part of Victoria's Secret Photo: Getty Images
It's clear Karlie is looking toventure beyond the catwalk. It was announced in February she was hanging up herVictoria's Secret Angel wings along with fellow model Doutzen Kroes.
High school girls aged 13 to 18 areencouraged to apply by uploading a video and telling the supermodel why they wantto learn to code.
Watch the recruitment video below:
