Liya Kebede

[arlekindearrabal]

yes, i'd love liya to have a makeover... something kind of funky, but not too much... a pixie cut, perhaps?

Liya Kebede | Model
In her hometown, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Liya Kebede was the tall, skinny girl. But today the rest of the world views her quite differently. Ever since Tom Ford hand-picked her to strut the runway for Gucci in 2000, she has had great success, culminating in a contract that has made her Estée Lauder's first spokeswoman of color. "I hope that it inspires others to embrace the beauty in all people," she says. Kebede moonlights as a World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - and as a mother of two.

nytimes.com

 

[laurlaur]

^That is the most beautiful picture of Liya I've ever seen, thank you.

These are the only pictures I can remember where she has the illusion of a short hair cut. I do think that she could pull of really short though. She has an incredible head shape and bone structure and looks great with her hair slicked back.

gettyimages

She does have great hair though, considering how much it must be messed and chemically treated.

 

[fouroclock]

So she has had different hair colours throughout her career?

 

[laurlaur]

I think that she's kept it natural. She blonde hair in this shoot, but I think it was a wig. http://www.bwgreyscale.com/editorials/i-D_09_2003.html.

 

[Charlie Ray]

^ The black and white pic is one of the beautifulest of Liya I've seen. She looks beautiful beyond words

 

[J'ador-DioR]

That black and white pic is a classic
thanks toohipforbrooklyn

Some pics from lerage.com

 

[J'ador-DioR]

Chanel AW05





lerage.com

 

[lena_hm]

So she has had different hair colours throughout her career?

It pretty much looks the same to me.

 

[KaE-YU]

Thanks everybody!! Her collarbone is beautiful
White dress matches Liya.
GUCCI Fall2004

firstview.com

gorgeous

 

[KaraDanielle11]

I think she has the best body of all of the girls working today.

 

[KhaoticKharma]

I'm posting this weeks Virtual Top Model challenge earlier than last weeks, just in case anyone would like to help me out a bit!

Challenge VI
sorry that this tooks so long!

Part 1.-"this-is-my-2-minute-straight-out-of-bed-hair-that-actually-took-2-hours"

Your girl with a really messy, big hair. Free her inner rock star.

Part 2. - Colorful make-up.

As said, picture where your girl has the most colorful make up. )

Hope you guys can help! (TooHipForBrooklyn always has something awesome to contribute...)

 

[J'ador-DioR]

Khaotickarma,

This virtual top model thing is draging on and on
It' s great you are reppin Liya though

I'll suggest some pics that you might like to use.


For part 1: Big messy hair

Pics posted by laurlaur










Part 2: Colorful make-up

Not that colorful. This make-up actually made her look scary

lerage.com

 

[Artemis]

I think she's going to be on the next episode of Oprah. Don't quote me on that though, but I'm pretty sure she is.

 

[laurlaur]

I'm posting this weeks Virtual Top Model challenge earlier than last weeks, just in case anyone would like to help me out a bit!

Check out posts 850-853 for the hair ones


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[laurlaur]

imgmodels

 

[laurlaur]

supermodel.nl

 

[laurlaur]

supermodels.nl

 

[laurlaur]

supermodels.nl

 

[laurlaur]

supermodels.nl

 

[dizzytacks]

liya will always be my #1