Liya Kebede

Supermodel Leah Kebede became famous at the very beginning of the 21st century, when she began to appear in advertising of the most influential companies in the world and show outfits at the screenings of world-renowned designers. Despite a long career, the woman and now does not slow down, her biography has become a great inspiration and example for beginner models.

Leah was born in addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in the spring of 1978. Interested in fashion began in early childhood and, as soon as the opportunity, immediately enrolled in a course for beginner models. And she easily managed to combine a visit to a regular school with lessons on mastering the correct walking. By the age of 15, Kebede's track record of work was a couple of fashion shows at major national shows, which are very different from European ones.

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Despite a successful start to her career, after school Kebede decided to continue her studies and enrolled in the Lyceum. This period was a turning point in her life. Teachers of the model school saw the potential in young Leah and sent a photo of the girl to the French agency. There the attractiveness of the Ethiopian was appreciated, so offered her to sign a contract.

Although Kebede does not like to spread about personal life, being a persona of public, she could not avoid the attention of reporters. Therefore, it is known that she met cassie Kebede's future husband back in 2000, at the same time the wedding took place. A year later Leah gave her son Suhul to her husband, and in 2005 she gave birth to a daughter, Rai. There is no information about the model's other children on the web.

The couple lasted 12 years: in 2013 there was a separation. However, because of the employment of both to formalize the divorce was only in 2015.

Kebede does not post an Instagram page, instead posting a photo of fans. But the model has a profile on Facebook, where she often posts on different topics and her own pictures, including in a swimsuit. Leah is 178 cm tall and weighs 56 kg.

Kebede started her modeling career in France, where she moved and immediately signed a contract. After a couple of castings, she got to the first show, where she showed outfits brand Ralph Lauren. Such a successful debut did not hide from the eyes of other fashion houses, so soon she appeared on television in clothes brand Gucci, and a year later shone on the cover of the glossy magazine V Magazine.

Leah's popularity grew at breakneck speed, in just one year she presented collections of 50 designers, managed to work with Balmain, Christian Dior, Givenchy, appeared at shows in England and France, as well as Fashion Week in Milan and New York. Kebede then became the face of Yves Saint Laurent, which allowed her to earn as well as build an appropriate reputation. Such efforts were not in vain, because already in 2002 the Ethiopian appeared on the cover of French Vogue and immediately received an invitation from the Russian gloss of the same edition. For him, the woman was filmed along with Karolina Kurkova and Carmen Kass.

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It's not all the good news that Kebede was waiting for that year. Representatives of the popular lingerie brand Victoria's Secret contacted her and offered to make a profile during the show. And the following year, Leah became interested in cosmetics company Estee Lauder, which signed a six-year contract with the model, having previously appointing a supermodel the face of her brand. In the company's 57-year history, she became the first black girl to represent the brand on an official level. Then the New York Times published an article about Leah's life and how she managed to change the attitude in the world community to models with dark skin color.

2004 was no less productive for the Ethiopian: she regularly represented the tiffany's and Co. brands, Louis Vuitton and Escada, and in 2005 appeared on the cover of i-D Magazine and at the screenings of D'amp;G, Balenciaga and Christian Dior. The model's face and her ability to stay in front of the cameras interested the directors who began to offer her work in films. Kebede made his tv debut in 2005's The Gun Baron, though it only appeared in an episode. But the celebrity discovered a new profession of actress and worked with Jared Leto and Nicolas Cage.

After that, she has increased her filmography more than once. For example, in 2009, Kebede was offered the title role in the film Desert Flower, the plot of which is based on the book by Varys Dirie. It tells the story of a girl who came to conquer London and soon became famous. The picture was successful and brought Leah work in other projects. Among them were "Black Gold" in 2011, "The Jungle Name! In Search of Marsupils" in 2012, "Innocence" a year later, and a year later "Samba." In 2018, Leah appeared in the crime comedy "Playboy Undercover."

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All this time Kebede did not stop to develop and model career and, according to information from Forbes, by 2007 was ranked 11th in the list of the most paid models. In the same year, the woman began to develop her own collection of children's clothing and presented the first kits to the world in 2008. And in 2009, she again graced the U.S. edition of Vogue. Along with her in that room appeared Natalia Vodianova, Izabeli Fontana, Gisele Bundchen and other eminent persons.

Every year, Kebede's career was only going up, despite the fact that her age was nearing the point when models are already leaving their careers. The shooting wasn't the only activity Leah was involved in. With the moment of growth as a model and receiving ever-increasing royalties, Kebede decided to found her own charitable foundation Liya Kebede Foundation, whose work is aimed at combating high child mortality. Participating in various related activities, she notes that, in addition to cancer, AIDS and heart disease, there are other problems. For example, in some countries where medicine is not well developed, childbirth is the leading cause of death for women and children.

Although Kebede celebrated her 41st birthday in 2019, she did not receive any less offers of filming. The Agnon brand attracted the model to participate in the advertising campaign, calling her the perfect image of the girls of its brand. She appeared in the pictures of the company's new collection for the autumn-winter season - 2019/2020, and then performed at The Fashion Week in Milan, at the Show Salvatore Ferragamo.

2005 - "The Arms Baron" 2006 - False Temptation 2009 - "Desert Flower" 2011 - "Black Gold" 2012 - "The Jungle Is Called! In Search of Marsupils" 2012 - "Capital" 2012 - "Best Offer" 2013 - "Innocence" 2014 - Samba 2018 - "Playboy Undercover"

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