You Won’t Believe Which 16 White Celebrities Are Raising Black Children

9. Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay made it clear that she wanted to expand her family with African American children. In 2011, she spoke about how she and her husband had talked a great deal about mixed-race adoptions and having a multi-racial family. She adopted two African American children, a boy, Andrew Nicholas, and a girl, Amaya Josephine. Mariska Hargitay announced that she was thrilled at how her family turned out.