Liya Kebede Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Contact Details, Boyfriend(s), Bio & More

Liya Kebede

Models (Ethiopian Model Female)

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

Liya Kebede

NICK NAMES

Liya

BIRTHDAY

March 1, 1978

BORN ON DAY

Wednesday

NEXT BIRTHDAY ON

Saturday

BIRTHPLACE

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

AGE

46 Years 10 Months 17 Days

NATIONALITY

Ethiopian

PROFESSION

Models (Ethiopian Model Female)

ZODIAC

PISCES

ALSO NOTED FOR

Maternal Health Advocate, Clothing Designer, Actress

FEATURES

Dark brown eyes and brown hair

Physical Stats

WAIST

23 ''

Hip

34 ''

DRESS SIZE

4 ''

HEIGHT

5'10''(feet & inches)

1.778 meters

177.8 cm

WEIGHT

57 kg

125.4 lbs

Fame & Address

SIGNATURE

DEBUT

Ready to Wear: Gucci (Fashion Show 2000)

FAMOUS FROM/AS

Fashion Designers, L'Oreal

www.facebook.com/TheLiyaKebede

twitter.com/liyakebede

www.instagram.com/liyakebede

Education, Net Worth & More

SCHOOLING FROM

Lycée Guebre-Mariam

NET WORTH

$18 Million

LIYA KEBEDE PICTURE

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Career of Liya Kebede

She started her career with modeling and appeared in the commercials promoting brands like Revlon, Escada and Louis Vuitton. She had a starring role in the film adaption of the autobiography Desert Flower by former supermodel Waris Dirie. She has a minor role in The Good Shepherd and Lord of War.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Liya Kebede

Does Liya Kebede takes alcohol? NA.
Is Liya Kebede in the habit of Smoking? NA.
She was on the rank eleven on World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels list issued by the Forbes magazine.
She is not only a supermodel but also an entrepreneur and had founded a clothing line Lemlem which provides hand-spun, woven and embroidered women and children's clothing. She founded this to preserve the art of traditional weaving in Ethiopia.
She was the first African woman to be cast as Global Ambassador of Estee Lauder.
She is the founder of Liya Kebede Foundation which aims to improve the lives of women in Africa regarding their health issues and better access to life-saving maternity care.
She was appointed as Global Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health by the World Health Organisation in consideration to her work for the LFK foundation.
She also models for L'Oréal Paris in 2011.
She models for the cover of Italian, Japanese, American, French, Flair, i-D and Time's Style & Design.