BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — Waris Dirie, a former model turned women's rights campaigner, has gone missing in Brussels, her manager says.

Dirie has not been seen since early Wednesday when police saw her getting into a taxi after a mix-up over a hotel room, manager Walter Lutschinger said Friday.

Dirie, who was born in Somalia, gained international fame as a model posing in Chanel ads before launching her campaign against female genital mutilation in 1996.

She was due to speak at two conferences on women's rights organized by the European Union in Brussels this week.