Kelis Rogers: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

The question

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Kelis Rogers

American singer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My mom. She has been a fashion designer and run a catering business.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 June 2010 source ↗

Others on this question

Steffi Graf German tennis player

The man I know the best: Andre.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2013 source ↗

Monica Ali British writer, novelist

Clive Stafford Smith. He campaigns for prisoners on death row in the US.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 April 2011 source ↗

Suzi Quatro American-British rock musician

My sister Arlene, who is 75 and on marriage number seven. I admire her hopefulness.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 November 2016 source ↗

Ben Kingsley English actor

My wife, Daniela. She is the bringer of joy and clarity, and she is very beautiful.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 November 2013 source ↗

This has been a really good year so far.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 June 2010 source ↗

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