myrka.jpgFor the third year in a row, Siempre Mujer magazine honors “Always Inspiring” Hispanic women in its signature Siempre Inspiran October/November feature.

The 2008 honorees were chosen for their hands-on commitment to important causes in the Hispanic community.

Yes, Myrka Dellanos was chosen for inspiring women and even lands the cover for it.

Tell us the truth, ladies…does she inspire you?

CLICK HERE to see who else was selected.

Congrats to all of these mujeres.

Cover Star Myrka Dellanos - This news personality has increasingly turned her energy to humanitarian causes, including establishing Missions Reaching Out Compassionately (MROC) last year to help less fortunate women and children in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America. Already, MROC is building a community center in Barranquilla, Colombia, and a recreation center in Choluteca, Honduras, where kids can play safely after school.

– Broadcast Star and Author Mayte Prida - Prida turned her 2001 breast cancer diagnosis into an opportunity to help others by starting the Mayte Prida Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping women and their families while undergoing the uncertainties of cancer. Prida has become one of the most prominent Hispanic advocates for women and health issues in the country today.

– Attorney, actress and former model Laura Posada - After her first son with husband New York Yankee Catcher Jorge Posada was diagnosed with Craniosynostosis 10 days after his birth, the couple established The Jorge Posada Foundation to help find a cure for the disease and support families with children affected by the condition. She admits, “Before this experience, I was much more selfish because life had been easy for me. After he was born, I realized how much you can love and care for another person.”

– TV Journalist María Elena Salinas - As co-anchor of Noticiero Univision, Salinas realized early that she had a responsibility to help educate and inform people. That’s why she has been spokesperson for the National Association of Latina Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) for the past 15 years. In this role, she motivates Hispanics to become U.S. citizens, register to vote and participate in the democratic process.

– Colombian Politician and Activist Ingrid Betancourt - This former Colombian Presidential Candidate dedicated her campaign to eradicating corruption and drug trafficking in her native country. She was recently released from six years as a hostage of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and has vowed to continue her fight. She says: “It’s no longer a time to spill blood. It’s time to drop our weapons and pick up roses instead.”

– Social Worker María D. Roberts - After years working as a social worker nationally and internationally, Roberts and her husband founded Rise Up International, an organization that seeks to empower at-risk kids in Nicaragua and across the world.

– Filmmaker Marisol González - Her documentary Behind the Wall vividly chronicles how children on the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana are trapped in a vicious cycle of drug dependency, abuse and prostitution. Gonzalez hopes her film will create awareness for the plight of these kids and serve as a
call-to-action for help.