Liya Kebede
Actor
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Liya Kebede (ሊያ ከበደ; born 1 March 1978) 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. Kebede has served as the WHO's Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health since 2005.
Liya Kebede (ሊያ ከበደ; born 1 March 1978) 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.
Kebede has served as the WHO's Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health since 2005.