Biography
Supermodel Leia Kebed has become famous at the very beginning of the XXI century, when it began to appear in advertising the most influential companies in the world and demonstrate outfits on the show of world famous designers. Despite the prolonged career, the woman does not slow down the turnover, her biography has become a great inspiration and an example for beginner models.Childhood and youth
Leah was born at the Ethiopian city of Addis Ababa in the spring of 1978. Fashion began to be interested in early childhood and, as soon as such an opportunity fell out, immediately chosen on the course for beginner models. Moreover, she could easily combine visiting the usual school with lessons on the development of the right walk. Already by 15 years in the service record of Kebed, there was a pair of defile on large national shows, which differ significantly from European.
Despite the successful career start, after the Kebede school decided to continue to learn and entered the Lyceum. This period has become a turning point in her life. Teachers of the model school saw the potential in young Lii and sent a photo of a girl into a French agency. There the attractiveness of the Ethiopki was appreciated, so they suggested that she conclude a contract.
Personal life
Although Kebed does not like to spread about personal life, being a person public, she failed to avoid the attention of reporters. And therefore it is known that with the future husband of Cassie Kebed she met in 2000, then a wedding took place. After a year, Liya gave the wife of the son of Sukhula, and in 2005 gave birth to the daughter of Rai. There are no information about other children in the network.The couple existed for 12 years: in 2013 it happened. True, due to the employment of both, it turned out the divorce only in 2015. After this event, Liya settled in New York, where he lives now.
Embed from getty imagesKebed does not lead the page in the "Instagram", instead of her photos publish fans there. But the model has a profile in Facebook, where she often lay out posts on different topics and their own pictures, including in a swimsuit. Lii's growth is 178 cm, weight - 56 kg.
Career
A career of the model Kebed began in France, where he moved and immediately signed an agreement. After a couple of castings, she fell on the first show, where she demonstrated the Ralph Lauren brand outfits. So successful debut did not hide from the eye of other fashionable houses, so soon she appeared on television in the clothing of the Gucci brand, and in a year shone on the cover of the glossy magazine V Magazine.
Lii's popularity grew up with a mad speed, in just a year she presented a collection of 50 designers, managed to work with Balmain, Christian Dior, Givenchy, appeared on shows in England and France, as well as Fashion Week in Milan and New York. Then Kebed became the face of Yves Saint Laurent, which allowed her to earn, and also create an appropriate reputation. Such efforts were not in vain, because already in 2002, Ethiopka appeared on the cover of French Vogue and immediately received an invitation from the Russian gloss of the same publication. For him, a woman was filmed together with Carolina Knikova and Carmen Cass.
This is not all the good news, which were waiting for Kebed that year. Representatives of the popular brand of Victoria's Secret underwear contacted her and offered to be extended during the show. And next year, Estee Lauder is interested in Lee, who has signed a contract with a contract for a period of 6 years, pre-appointing supermodel face of his brand. For the 57-year history of the company, she became the first dark-skinned girl representing the brand at the official level. Then in the New York Times edition appeared an article telling about Lii's life and how she managed to change the relationship in the global community to models with dark skin.
2004 was no less productive for Ethiopki: it regularly represented Tiffany's & Co., Louis Vuitton and Escada brands, in 2005 appeared on the I-D Magazine cover and on D & G, Balenciaga and Christian Dior. The face of the model and its ability to stay in front of the cameras were interested in director who began to offer her work in films. The debut of the Kebede on the television screens took place in 2005 in the film "Armory Baron", however, then it appeared only in the episode. But the celebrity discovered a new actress profession and worked with Jared Summer and Nicholas Cage.
After that, she still did not increase their filmography. For example, in 2009, Kebede offered a major role in the film "Desert flower", the plot of which is based on the book Varis Dirie. It tells about the girl who came to conquer London and soon became famous. The picture was successful and brought Lie work in other projects. Among them were "Black Gold" in 2011, "Jungle is called! In search of Marsupila "in 2012," innocence "in a year, and another year" Samba ". In 2018, Leah appeared in the criminal comedy "Playboy under cover."
All this time, Kebad did not stop developing both the model career and, according to information from Forbes, by 2007 she ranked 11th in the list of the most paid models. In the same year, the woman engaged in the development of his own collection of children's clothing and the first kits introduced the world in 2008. And in 2009, she again decorated the reversal of the American Vogue edition. Together with her, Natalia Vodyanova, Isabeli Fontan, Giselle Bundchen and other eminent faces appeared in that room.
Every year, Career Kebed was only up, despite the fact that her age was nearing the mark when the models are already left their career. The shooting was not the only life of the activities that Liya was engaged. With the moment of growth as the model and receiving all the big fees, Kebad decided to establish his own Liya Kebede Foundation Charitable Foundation, whose work is aimed at combating high child mortality. By participating in different relevant events, it draws attention to that, in addition to cancer, AIDS and heart disease, there are other problems. For example, in some states where medicine is not developed at the proper level, the main cause of women and children's deaths are childbirth.
Liya Kebady now
Although in 2019, Kebed has already noted the 41st birthday, she did not get proposals for filming. The AGNON brand attracted a model to participate in an advertising campaign, calling her the perfect way to the girls of their brand. She appeared in the pictures of the new collection of the company for the autumn-winter season - 2019/2020, and after the fashion week in Milan, at the Salvatore Ferragamo show.Filmography
- 2005 - "Armory Baron"
- 2006 - "False Temptation"
- 2009 - "Desert Flower"
- 2011 - "Black Gold"
- 2012 - "Jungle is called! In search of martiles "
- 2012 - "Capital"
- 2012 - "Best Offer"
- 2013 - "Innocence"
- 2014 - "Samba"
- 2018 - "Playboy undercover"