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Liya Kebede, model on a mission
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MSNBC - Found May. 8, 2009 Q: Can you tell us about the Liya Kebede Foundation and its purpose? Kebede: Right now, we have about one woman every minute of the day dying... |
A/H1N1 flu knocks at doors of African countries in sub-Sahara
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People's Daily Online - Found Jun. 28, 2009 Ethiopia confirmed its first cases of A/H1N1 flu on June 20. At a joint press conference, Liya Kebede, the general manager of St. Paulos... Swine flu parties 'a bad idea' - BBC Mexican, Chilean Presidents Appeal For Developing Countries Access ... - Medical News Today Girl, 9, dies of swine flu as UK cases jump - CNN Scots swine flu cases top 1,000 - BBC Explore All |
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Ethiopia confirms first cases of A/H1N1 flu
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People's Daily Online - Found Jun. 21, 2009 At a joint press conference, Liya Kebede, general manager ofSt. Region swine flu cases total 860 - BBC Six cases of A/H1N1 flu confirmed in S China's primary school - People's Daily Online Influenza A/H1N1 confirmed cases rise to 258 in New Zealand - People's Daily Online Fiji reports first confirmed case of influenza A/H1N1 - People's Daily Online Explore All |
Telegraph and Argus |
3rd LD Writethru: Ethiopia confirms first cases of A/H1N1 flu
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Individual.com - Found Jun. 20, 2009 At a joint press conference, Liya Kebede, general manager of St. Paulos Hospital in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, said the virus was... Lebanese woman hospitalized in Riyadh with H1N1 infection - Arab News UK swine flu cases above 2,500 - The Scotsman Pig flu through the 2,500 mark - The Sun Six cases of A/H1N1 flu confirmed in S China's primary school (2) - People's Daily Online Explore All |
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Arise Above
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FashionWeekDaily.com - Found Jun. 18, 2009 After a New York runway showing in February (starring the likes of Grace Jones, Alek Wek, Liya Kebede, Oluchi, Tyson Beckford, and Chanel Iman... |
2009 CFDA Fashion Awards Presented in New York
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Reuters - Found Jun. 16, 2009 Models included Anja Rubik, Coco Rocha, Doutzen Kroes, Dree Hemingway, Hilary Rhoda, Liya Kebede, and Suvi Kuvonen. Michelle Obama Gets Fashion Honor in NYC - Fox News Fashion industry steps out for its Oscars, the CFDA Awards - USA Today The Oscars of Fashion - Daily Beast STARS TREK TO CFDAS - New York Post Explore All |
What model Liya Kebede likes to do in the Hamptons
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Newsday - Found Jun. 11, 2009 Got an error: Can't locate XML/Parser.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /blogs/cgi-bin/mt/extlib lib /usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/x86_64 ... A (free) JoBro surprise show tonight - Newsday Palin: "Keep Willow away from...Letterman" - Newsday Letterman Versus Palin: Ziiiinnnnggggg!!! Zaaapp!! - Newsday Gameday Live 59: Yankees at Red Sox - Newsday Explore All |
Ethiopia confirms first cases of A/H1N1 flu
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Africa Leader - Found Jun. 21, 2009 At a joint press conference, Liya Kebede, general manager ofSt. |
Capitol Hill Briefing: A Progress Report on Child Survival in Africa ...
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Reuters - Found Jun. 10, 2009 D. Steele, Acting Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID -- Ms. Liya Kebede, founder of the Liya Kebede Foundation, WHO Ambassador... Capitol Hill Briefing: A Progress Report on Child Survival in Africa ... - PR inside Explore All |
Style and stars
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Calcutta Telegraph - Found Jun. 23, 2009 Inside, by the garden, there were Renaissance-style photographs featuring model Liya Kebede printed and installed on canvas. |
Liya Kebede Biography
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Liya Kebede
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| Liya Kebede | |
 Kebede at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival |
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| Date of birth | January 3, 1980 |
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| Place of birth | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Measurements | 32.5-23-34 (US) |
| Dress size | 3 (US) |
| Shoe size | 9 (US) |
| Agency | IMG Models New York Viva Models Paris D'management Group |
| Official website | |
Liya Kebede (born January 3, 1980) is an Ethiopian model who has appeared on the cover of US Vogue twice. According to Forbes, Kebede was eleventh-highest-paid top model in the world.1
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Personal life
Kebede married Ethiopian hedge fund manager Kassy Kebede2 in 2000 and they have two children together; son Suhul (b. 2001) and daughter Raee (b. August 2005).3 As of 2007, the family resides in New York City.
Aside from being a mother of two, a model, an actor, a humanitarian and a goodwill ambassador, Kebede has also designed a children's-wear line that are made from Ethiopia. Kebede says she hopes this will part a sea of change for her home country. "It's wonderful to be able to donate and help people," she says.4
Biography
Kebede was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.2 A film director spotted Kebede while she was attending Lycee Guebre Mariam and introduced her to a French modeling agent. After completing her studies, she moved to France to pursue work through a Parisian agency. Kebede later relocated to New York City. She has remarked that the modeling industry in Ethiopia is quite different from the catwalks on which she is now ubiquitous. In contrast, in Ethiopia she had to provide her own shoes for each runway show.
Modeling career
Kebede's big break came when Tom Ford asked her for an exclusive contract for his Gucci Fall/Winter 2000 fashion show2. Kebede was a finalist in the Miss World supermodel contest and later established a place in fashion's elite by modeling on the New York, Milan, London and Paris runway circuit 5. Kebede's popularity in the fashion industry sky-rocketed when she appeared on the cover the May 2002 edition of Paris Vogue which dedicated the entire issue to her 5.
Kebede has been seen on the covers of Italian, Japanese, American, French and Spanish Vogue, V, Flair, i-D and Time's Style & Design. Kebede has been featured in ad campaigns including those for Gap, Yves Saint-Laurent6, Victoria's Secret, Emanuel Ungaro, Tommy Hilfiger6, Revlon6, Dolce & Gabbana, Escada and Louis Vuitton. In 2003, Kebede was named the newest face of Estée Lauder cosmetics, the first Ethiopian to serve as their representative in the company's 57-year history7. Her contract was rumoured to be for $3 million dollars 7.
Kebede is one of a very few African models featured in major fashion photo shoots and runway shows 8. According to Conor Kennedy, in 2003 a booker at Elite Model Management,
- "It's like there's only room for one very successful black model at a time. For the past year it's been Kebede"8.
In 2005, Kebede was appointed as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health9. She also appeared in a group montage on a rare (as of recent years) group montage of up and coming supermodels.
In summer of 2006 she was also one of the very few non-white models to have been given a cover of American Vogue, the issue highlighted her humanitarian work.
In July 2007, earning at an estimated total of $2.5 million in the past 12 months, Forbes named her eleventh in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels10.
Kebede has also had minor roles in two films: The Good Shepherd and Lord of War.11
In 2008, Kebede was featured on one of the four covers of Vogue Italia's all Black Issue.
Quotes
- "Honestly, I wish I could've lived in their time. They had so much fun." – Liya on the supermodel era, Vogue
- "Every day we hear about the dangers of cancer, heart disease and AIDS. But how many of us realize that, in much of the world, the act of giving life to a child is still the biggest killer of women of child-bearing age? That over half a million die every year? Or that 3 million babies are stillborn? Or that another 4 million die during the first days and weeks of life?" – during her acceptance of the 2005 UN Day Award.
References
- ^ Forbes Top Fifteen Models. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
- ^ a b c Wiltz, Teresa. "The Swan." Essence magazine (September 2004).
- ^ Burke, Meredith Melling. "Cause for Celebration" US Vogue (December 2006).
- ^ Liya Kebede Celebrity-Parent Profile - Cookiemag.com
- ^ a b Liya Kebede Photos on Style.com
- ^ a b c Sterling, Wayne. "Model Citizen." Savoy Magazine, page 31.
- ^ a b Naughton, Julie. "Estee Lauder's New Ethnic Mix." Women's Wear Daily (March 14, 2003).
- ^ a b Trebay, Guy. "A Black Model Reaches the Top, a Lonely Spot." New York Times (April 8, 2003), C16
- ^ Holgate, Mark. "Role Model". US Vogue (May 2005).
- ^ The World's Top-Earning Models
- ^ Liya Kebede at the Internet Movie Database
External links
- Official site, has scans of many sources for this article (after intro, select 'Press')
- Liya Kebede Fundraising Event EthioTube Video
- Liya Kebede at Fashion Model Directory
- Liya Kebede at the Internet Movie Database
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