5. Jourdan Dunn

Model Jourdan Dunn gave birth to her son, Riley, at the age of 19. She was only 18 when she learned about the pregnancy and says telling her mother about it was “the hardest thing”. Her mother was “angry and upset”, which was understandable given that she herself had been a young mom. “She had me at a young age and didn’t want me to go through her struggle,” Dunn stated in an interview.

Jourdan knew being a teen mom wasn’t going to be an easy job, but she was determined to make it work. Her son was born with sickle-cell anemia and had to have constant monitoring and care. Luckily, her mother came around and helps her raise him.
Dunn says her little boy is her motivation. “I’m his voice, I’m his lifeline, I have to be driven,” she said. “I think he pushed me in the right direction. I’ve always been ambitious, but now I have more focus. I’m more hardworking.”