I tend to gravitate toward Proenza Schouler and Alexander Wang. Their designs are accessible and easy. — Liya Kebede Accessible Copy Share Image
We should work to guarantee that there is a midwife or health worker by every woman's side during childbirth. — Liya Kebede Childbirth Copy Share Image
I grew up watching films. Film has been part of my life since I was a child. — Liya Kebede Been Copy Share Image
What I love most about Mother's Day is that I am acknowledged and honored for being a mother. — Liya Kebede About Copy Share Image
We can't end poverty if we fail to save the lives of our world's mothers. — Liya Kebede End Copy Share Image
Helping others isn't a chore; it is one of the greatest gifts there is. — Liya Kebede Chores Copy Share Image
One thing modeling taught me is that the spotlight can change everything. — Liya Kebede Change Copy Share Image
I don't listen to people who say my dreams are impossible; I just work to prove them wrong. — Liya Kebede Dream Copy Share Image
Investing in women's lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations - and consequently in our own… — Liya Kebede Consequently Copy Share Image
First I became U.N. Goodwill Ambassador for WHO, and that was in 2005. And then, about a year or so later, I… — Liya Kebede About Copy Share Image
While I was pregnant, I had dozens of checkups. They covered everything from blood tests to ultrasounds, and I even had the… — Liya Kebede Attending Copy Share Image
Prenatal care is one of the most effective ways to reduce maternal mortality because it identifies complications or high risks before emergency… — Liya Kebede Because Copy Share Image
I actually started modeling in Ethiopia, because that's where I grew up, and I started out by just doing little fashion shows… — Liya Kebede Actually Copy Share Image
I'm a mom. I'm from Ethiopia. I gave birth in the U.S. and had all the proper care available to me. If… — Liya Kebede Available Copy Share Image
Midwives and doctors play a crucial role preventing unnecessary maternal deaths. They educate women about nutrition, health and family planning. And they… — Liya Kebede About Copy Share Image
When a woman has her first child in places like Africa, they're really young. They can be 12, 13,14, so their frames… — Liya Kebede Africa Copy Share Image
Dying in childbirth is something that's not new; it's been going on for ages, and so it's not something that people focus… — Liya Kebede Ages Copy Share Image
It's not just Ethiopia, but Africa in general - most of the media concentrates on what's not going well. But there is… — Liya Kebede Africa Copy Share Image
The most inspiring piece of advice I've gotten is simply to persevere. My mom taught me to always keep going no matter… — Liya Kebede Advice Copy Share Image
I think you should really research your cause, see if there are other people who are already doing the same thing you're… — Liya Kebede Important Copy Share Image
If nothing else, I want women to understand that they are powerful. If you look back at history, in almost every big… — Liya Kebede Ability Copy Share Image
Traveling around Ethiopia, I saw dozens of abandoned textile factories. People kept asking me to help them find work. So I thought… — Liya Kebede Abandoned Copy Share Image
Creative new health strategies like micro-insurance for poor people or Kangaroo care for pre-term babies are transforming health outcomes in even the… — Liya Kebede Babies Copy Share Image
When our mothers are alive and healthy, they do extraordinary things... like the mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who marched in Argentinean… — Liya Kebede Alive Copy Share Image
I've been told the best way to make a sexy face is to say 'pruuune.' — Liya Kebede Been Copy Share Image
President Obama has made maternal health one of the core priorities of U.S. international aid funding. — Liya Kebede Aid Copy Share Image
No other health disparity is so stark; virtually every woman who dies giving birth lives in a poor country. — Liya Kebede Birth Copy Share Image
It's very difficult to hand someone your whole life story to play, and you've never really met that person. — Liya Kebede Difficult Copy Share Image
Take good care of your skin and hydrate. If you have good skin, everything else will fall into place. — Liya Kebede Care Copy Share Image
I am always touched when friends make contributions to my foundation on my behalf. — Liya Kebede Always Copy Share Image
My children are still young, but I try to talk to them about giving back and how important it is, just to… — Liya Kebede Children Copy Share Image
A small gold plain cross was passed down from my grandma to my mom, then to me, and now to my daughter.… — Liya Kebede Always Copy Share Image
For my diet, I choose mostly organic. But in general, I am a big believer in trying to strike a balance with… — Liya Kebede Am Copy Share Image
When I see Lemlem walking around New York City, it's just mind-boggling, because I know it came from this one man sitting… — Liya Kebede Around Copy Share Image
If you don't have a dream in life, I don't know what you have. You have to want something beyond your reach;… — Liya Kebede Dream Copy Share Image
When countries commit to protecting vulnerable lives, they should receive support from those who can provide it in order to make their… — Liya Kebede Commit Copy Share Image
I don't think we should judge celebrities for doing charity work. Period. Whatever their reasons for doing it, they are shedding light… — Liya Kebede Celebrities Copy Share Image
