Glo's Girl Crushes of the Week

Our favorite comedienne strikes again — this time she'll be striking some poses with brawny men for a new philanthropic endeavor. A long-time animal rights activist, Ms. White will star alongside some hot guys in a 2011 calendar (available in September), the proceeds of which will benefit the Morris Animal Foundation.

Alicia and fellow songstress Rihanna are helping out one young girl in particular who needs a bone marrow transplant in order to survive. Shannon Tavarez, who performed as the young Nala in The Lion King on Broadway, contracted leukemia at age 11. Alicia and Rihanna have been spreading the word, and are asking their fans to donate to Shannon's cause.

This Sex and the City star donated her words of wisdom to young students this past weekend when she received an honorary diploma from Liverpool John Moores University in England. She said her family inspired her to succeed: They have given me such confidence to make me believe that I could achieve anything I wanted to if I worked hard enough and I stayed true to myself.

The ever-chic actress is giving back to one person in particular, her dad Bruce, who passed away in 2002. She's penning a cookbook called My Father's Daughter, which she says is meant to channel the ethos of my father by sharing the greatest gifts that he imparted to me — invest in what's real, clean as you go, drink while you cook. Make it fun ... [Cooking] doesn't have to be complicated.