Liya Kebede
Liya Kebede
Liya Kebede is an Ethiopian-born model, maternal health advocate, clothing designer, and actress. Forbes identified her the eleventh-highest-paid top model in the world in 2007, and she has appeared three times on the cover of U.S. Vogue...
NationalityEthiopian
ProfessionModel
Date of Birth1 March 1978
CityAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
CountryEthiopia
design able talent
Doing designs on a loom takes a lot of talent and experience, and, trust me, I won't be able to do that.
mom daughter nice
A small gold plain cross was passed down from my grandma to my mom, then to me, and now to my daughter. It is always nice to own something that connects you to the women who made it possible for you to exist.
fashion children want
I want to spend as much time as possible with my children, so I always like to keep my beauty and fashion routines effortless but still chic!
mother children school
Children with healthy mothers are much more likely to survive childhood, attend school and live healthy, productive lives.
thinking issues light
I don't think we should judge celebrities for doing charity work. Period. Whatever their reasons for doing it, they are shedding light on issues that would otherwise go unnoticed.
rights long generations
Investing in women's lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations - and consequently in our own long-term national interests.
foundation contribution behalf
I am always touched when friends make contributions to my foundation on my behalf.
guarantees-that sides health-workers
We should work to guarantee that there is a midwife or health worker by every woman's side during childbirth.
powerful trying looks
If nothing else, I want women to understand that they are powerful. If you look back at history, in almost every big moment, in every leap forward, you find ordinary women at the core. We have more ability to make changes in the world than we can imagine if we have the courage to try.
commitment government effort
In 1967, the world health community launched a global effort to eradicate smallpox. It took a coordinated, worldwide effort, required the commitment of every government, and cost $130 million dollars. By 1977, smallpox had disappeared.
mother powerful children
The message of our campaign is "Make every mother and child count". This campaign is not just about health. It is also a powerful call for radical progress in women's rights and the rights of their children. Too often, the health of mothers and children does not count. In too many parts of the world, they are forgotten.
dream people impossible
I don't listen to people who say my dreams are impossible; I just work to prove them wrong.
helping-others helping chores
Helping others isn't a chore; it is one of the greatest gifts there is.
mother being-a-mother mothers-day
What I love most about Mother's Day is that I am acknowledged and honored for being a mother.