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
fall skins care
Take good care of your skin and hydrate. If you have good skin, everything else will fall into place.
design easy
I tend to gravitate toward Proenza Schouler and Alexander Wang. Their designs are accessible and easy.
real responsibility thinking
I think, first of all, every time you want to play somebody who is real is always challenging and always scary, because you are given a responsibility of someone's real life.
children film grew
I grew up watching films. Film has been part of my life since I was a child.
college careers pay
I never thought modeling would become my career. I thought it was something I'd do to pay my way through college.
drama want comedy
I want to do action, romantic comedy, and I love drama.
stories chance kind
I always loved having the chance to disappear in a story. I always was kind of obsessed with that.
trying aids tricky
It's always a tricky thing, trying to make aid sustainable.
opportunity giving donate
It's one thing to donate money. It's a whole other thing to give an opportunity for someone to make his own money.
trying balance bigs
For my diet, I choose mostly organic. But in general, I am a big believer in trying to strike a balance with everything.
taught spotlight modeling
One thing modeling taught me is that the spotlight can change everything.
mother children military
When our mothers are alive and healthy, they do extraordinary things... like the mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who marched in Argentinean plazas, defying the military junta dictatorship and demanding the whereabouts of their abducted children... or the Liberian mothers who faced down civil war armed only with T-shirts and courage.
fashion school littles
I actually started modeling in Ethiopia, because that's where I grew up, and I started out by just doing little fashion shows for school, and I liked it so much that I started pursuing it.
pairs accessories pieces
For my wardrobe, I like to invest in classic pieces and pair them with more trendy new pieces and accessories each season.