Liya Kebede

[KaE-YU]

theplace

I love the last pic she's sooo gorgeous!!!

 

[peppi]

liya on the far right, from bwgreyscale

 

[peppi]

I haven't seen this one before, it's liya and suhul in 2001, next to the hiltons!
sorry that it's so big..

from bwgreyscale

 

[boho_babe]

^
Her son is such a cutie

 

[J'ador-DioR]

Liya is going to be in the new Givenchy Fall06 campaign along with MariaCarla and Stella Tennant

I hope she gets a couple more. She would be perfect for Ungaro or perhaps Balenciaga

 

[salvail]

older pictures.kenneth cole,spring04.liya has a really sexy belly.(fv,getty,sdf) click for larger size

 

[arlekindearrabal]

^nice abs!

i just read that liya got the givenchy campaign!

now, i am just waiting for another vogue paris cover...

 

[Crakk]

She is really the only African model doing much of anything. I love her look, its so African yet so multiracial. LOVE YA LIYA

 

[J'ador-DioR]

now, i am just waiting for another vogue paris cover...

I hope that happens some time soon . The last time was may 2002 when she was fairly new.

 

[salvail]

again kenneth cole,some other angles.her stomach = (fashionstock)she was on the runway for VS some years ago,anybody knows if she returns for the 2007-show?

 

[gallianoboi]

i love those pics from the kenneth cole runway

 

[violet]

To rejuvenate this thread, here are some other (albeit more commercial) models of Ethiopian descent, incase anyone is interested:

Esti Elias, 'Israela', 'Daniel Sims' etc. from http://www.roberto.co.il/web/cards.asp?category=7

 

[violet]

Also www.estimammo.com (don't like her that much but thought I'd be impartial in selection)

A picture of Anna Getaneh thanks to emmati/sepia from a thread at ETC: http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f96/favourite-top-african-black-models-29972-10.html

 

[J'ador-DioR]

^ That' s not really Liya related but thanks for those . Truely gorgeous girls in those pictures

Just got this from the theones2watch.com.
They have confirmed that Liya will only be doing the Givenchy accessories campaign and not the main RTW one.
Not happy with to be honest but at least she has got a campaign this season

 

[ShanaLucas]

That's too bad about the Givenchy news...I do wish she were doing more. Liya!

 

[dizzytacks]

Liya!!!!!

 

[casaanova]

She is beautiful and has a killer body. She has one son, yet she still has a body like that!

 

[J'ador-DioR]

That's too bad about the Givenchy news...I do wish she were doing more. Liya!

The site I got the news from have been proven wrong in the past. They often update their lists of which models are doing which campaigns. But there are still some big houses that haven' t revealed which model will be in there campaign. She'll probably get one more campaign. I really hope so

2 pics I never seen before
Imgmodels.com

 

[PinkVolcomShirt]

Liya - Victoria's Secret Backstage 2002

with Gisele:

firstview.com

 

[arlekindearrabal]

yeah i don't understand the differenciation btw givenchy rtw and accesories... but anyways...

this interview was posted by Nicola_Trunfio at bellazon.com:

the interview from jalouse [russia] june 2005. sorry for my english
i translate it from russian.

THE PRINCESS LIYA
Liya Kebede was born in a country of Solomon and Sheba. by Aurelie Labillon

The Portfolio of 26-age Ethiopian model Liya Kebede much heavy than telephone book.
And it's not fortuity, the arguments are advertising campaigns of Tommy Hilfiger,
Yves Saint Laurent and, of course, Estee Lauder (official face for 2 years).

Your remembrance about your childhood in Addis Ababa?

The life in a big and friendly family filled with a sunshine - i got 4 brothers. Mom decided to grow only daughter other way than sons, and she brought me to the french lyceum in Addis Ababa. She always wanted me to speak french - she thought it's very elegant language.

How to get to castings in New York from Addis Ababa's lyceum?

i started model work when i lived in Ethiopia. Then Paris, where i lived for 2 months after finishing school. Then i went to Chicago for 2 years, where one of my brothers studied, and only then settled down in New York. Adore this city!

Your favourite beauty shop in New York?

I'm lucky - thanks to Estee Lauder, i don't need to buy cosmetology. If i want something special, i go to massage in Mandarin Oriental Hotel. It begins from feet and massage of a head in the end. Simply divine!

What is in your beautician?

Tousche and black pencil.

How are you looking after your skin?

When i feel my skin need special care, right before going to bed I drift on double portion of cream.

What do you think about fitness?

I’m not a fan. I hate gym, I hate running. I learned playing tennis last summer.

Your culinary favours?

Thai and Ethiopian. I like spicy, piquant dishes. But I’m crazy about spaghetti with lobster right now.

What is your best cooking?

Usually I cook Ethiopian dishes: ragout with chicken and lentil, ragout with lamb and chich-pea. And all this comes with thin cookies.
How are you succeed in combining modeling and family?
I try to not abuse traveling, I try to limit every trip to 2-3 days – excepting European defile, when my husband and son goes with me.

What are you doing to get rest?

I like movie. Watching everything: Japanese movies [about samurai], Spanish [Almodovar], French [Assayas]… Well, I’m haunter in cinema.

3 songs, which plays in your iPod constantly?
She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5, My Place by Nelly, and everything by Bob Marley.