Liya Kebede
Sign in to saveEthiopian model and actress (born 1978)
Person
- Born
- 1978-03-01
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Film & TV
Acting · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Liya Kebede (born January 3, 1978) is an Ethiopian model, maternal health advocate, clothing designer and actress who has appeared three times on the cover of US Vogue . According to Forbes, Kebede was eleventh-highest-paid top model in the world in 2007. Since 2005, Kebede has served as the WHO's Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. Description above from the Wikipedia article…
Known for
- Furcy — Constance2026
- City Hunter — Fille Professeur2019
- Mogadishu, Minnesota — Maryam2016
- Samba — Magali aka 'Gracieuse'2014
- The Best Offer — Sarah2013
- Innocence — Moira Neal2013
- Capital — Nassim2012
- HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami — Reine Paya2012
- Black Gold — Aicha2011
- Desert Flower — Waris Dirie2009
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,771x
- Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 6,071x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
· 2017 · cited 6,068x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
· 2016 · cited 5,633x
- Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
· 2016 · cited 5,030x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1978-03-01 ) 1 March 1978 (age 48) , Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
- Occupation
- Model
- Years active
- 2000–present
- Spouse
- Kassy Kebede ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2000 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2015 )
- Height
- 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Hair color
- Brown
- Eye color
- Brown
- Agency
- DNA Model Management (New York) IMG Models (London, Sydney, Los Angeles) VIVA Model Management (Paris, Barcelona) d'management group (Milan) Iconic Management (Hamburg)
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 1 March 1978
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Ethiopia
- Place of birth
- Addis Ababa
- Occupation
- fashion designer
- Position held
- ambassador
- Educated at
- Lycée Guebre-Mariam
- Languages spoken
- French
- Award
- Trophée Chopard
- Field of work
- fashion designer
Article
Liya Kebede (Amharic: ሊያ ከበደ; born 1 March 1978) is an Ethiopian-born model, maternal health advocate, clothing designer, and actress. She has appeared on the cover of Vogue 20 times.
Kebede has served as the WHO's Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health since 2005.
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1978 births20th-century Ethiopian actresses21st-century Ethiopian actressesAmbassadors of supra-national bodiesChopard Trophy for Female Revelation winnersEthiopian actorsEthiopian emigrants to the United StatesEthiopian female modelsEthiopian film actressesEthiopian philanthropistsIMG Models modelsLiving people