Amber Valletta Fronts 'She Can Do It' By Carter Smith For InStyle US October 2017

upermodel Amber Valletta retains her position as one of the world's top models while expanding her acting credits, most recently for ABC's nighttime soap 'Blood & Oil'. Valletta chats with InStylemagazine's Stephanie Trong in a down home editorial 'She Can Do It', lensed by Carter Smith.Valetta is styled by Paul Cavaco with hair by boyfriend Teddy Charles; makeup by Kate Lee

In 2013, Valletta teamed up with Yooxygen to launch Master & Muse, an e-commerce platform featuring eco-friendly designers. (The site is currently in transition, writes Trong.) “I’m trying to educate consumers so they’ll put pressure on brands, and trying to get brands to think about [sustainable fashion] in a cool, sexy way,” she says. Valletta cites Stella McCartney as one designer who’s getting it right with cutting-edge fabrics and shoes with biodegradable soles. “She’s very clever,” says Valletta.

Earlier this year Valletta, a Sierra Club ambassador, penned an op-ed opposing the nomination of then–Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. She grew up in Tulsa, and she expressed her fear as a mother—Valletta has a 16-year-old son, Auden, with ex-husband Chip McCaw—over Pruitt’s track record on pollution, among other things. “Speaking up for the truth isn’t always easy,” she says. “It takes courage, but it’s necessary.” Glamour posted Valletta's entire letter.