Quotes by Liya Kebede

About 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.
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It is important for me that I represent a brand that reflects my personality.

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It's always a tricky thing, trying to make aid sustainable.

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We can't end poverty if we fail to save the lives of our world's mothers.

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Doing designs on a loom takes a lot of talent and experience, and, trust me, I won't be able to do that.

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Traveling around Ethiopia, I saw dozens of abandoned textile factories. People kept asking me to help them find work. So I thought I could make use of my experience in fashion to commercialize their products outside of Ethiopia.

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Midwives and doctors play a crucial role preventing unnecessary maternal deaths. They educate women about nutrition, health and family planning. And they step in when complications arise.

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It's not just Ethiopia, but Africa in general - most of the media concentrates on what's not going well. But there is so much beauty there. When you go, it changes everything. It changes you, your life, and the way you see things. The challenge is ch...

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I want to spend as much time as possible with my children, so I always like to keep my beauty and fashion routines effortless... but still chic!

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If nothing else, I want women to understand that they are powerful. If you look back at history, in almost every big moment, in every leap forward, you find ordinary women at the core. We have more ability to make changes in the world than we can ima...

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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 L...

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I always loved having the chance to disappear in a story. I always was kind of obsessed with that.

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One thing modeling taught me is that the spotlight can change everything.

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In 1967, the world health community launched a global effort to eradicate smallpox. It took a coordinated, worldwide effort, required the commitment of every government, and cost $130 million dollars. By 1977, smallpox had disappeared.

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No other health disparity is so stark; virtually every woman who dies giving birth lives in a poor country.

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We should work to guarantee that there is a midwife or health worker by every woman's side during childbirth.

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Creative new health strategies like micro-insurance for poor people or Kangaroo care for pre-term babies are transforming health outcomes in even the most low-resource settings. Dedication and innovation are transforming health care worldwide.

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Miriam Were has made outstanding contributions to public health in the developing world. She brings basic medical services to women and children in East Africa.

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President Obama has made maternal health one of the core priorities of U.S. international aid funding.

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For my diet, I choose mostly organic. But in general, I am a big believer in trying to strike a balance with everything.

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I don't listen to people who say my dreams are impossible; I just work to prove them wrong.

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Take good care of your skin and hydrate. If you have good skin, everything else will fall into place.

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Author Bio

  • NameLiya Kebede
  • DescriptionEthiopian model and actress
  • BornJanuary 3, 1978
  • CountryEthiopia
  • ProfessionModel; Actor