President Obama has made maternal health one of the core priorities of U.S. international aid funding. — Liya Kebede Aid Copy Share Image
In a hundred years, how do you want the world to be? Everybody should get together to make the world a better… — Liya Kebede Better 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
There are things that I will always shoot, but now that the modeling and acting worlds are becoming very close, you can… — Liya Kebede Acting 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
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
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 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
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
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 grew up watching films. Film has been part of my life since I was a child. — Liya Kebede Been Copy Share Image
One thing modeling taught me is that the spotlight can change everything. — Liya Kebede Change Copy Share Image
The best lesson that I've learned from my mother is that she just never accepted no for an answer and I think… — Liya Kebede Accepted 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
The desert loves me. I love the desert. It's nice to be in the heat in Africa. I love it. — Liya Kebede Africa 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
I know how much parents love buying clothes for their kids and how they want to give them something new in the… — Liya Kebede Buying Copy Share Image
I tend to gravitate toward Proenza Schouler and Alexander Wang. Their designs are accessible and easy. — Liya Kebede Accessible 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
Doing designs on a loom takes a lot of talent and experience, and, trust me, I won't be able to do that. — Liya Kebede Able 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
I think, first of all, every time you want to play somebody who is real is always challenging and always scary, because… — 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
