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Liya Kebede quotes - page 2
It's always a tricky thing, trying to make aid sustainable.
Liya Kebede
Traveling around Ethiopia, I saw dozens of abandoned textile factories. People kept asking me to help them find work. So I thought I could make use of my experience in fashion to commercialize their products outside of Ethiopia.
Liya Kebede
There's a saying in Africa: 'To find out you are pregnant is to have one foot in the grave.'
Liya Kebede
I think, first of all, every time you want to play somebody who is real is always challenging and always scary, because you are given a responsibility of someone's real life.
Liya Kebede
I am always touched when friends make contributions to my foundation on my behalf.
Liya Kebede
While I was pregnant, I had dozens of checkups. They covered everything from blood tests to ultrasounds, and I even had the option of attending birthing classes with my husband.
Liya Kebede
Miriam Were has made outstanding contributions to public health in the developing world. She brings basic medical services to women and children in East Africa.
Liya Kebede
Take good care of your skin and hydrate. If you have good skin, everything else will fall into place.
Liya Kebede
When a woman has her first child in places like Africa, they're really young. They can be 12, 13,14, so their frames are really small, and they're usually malnourished.
Liya Kebede
I really don't think there should be a movie about me. That's for sure!
Liya Kebede
For my wardrobe, I like to invest in classic pieces and pair them with more trendy new pieces and accessories each season.
Liya Kebede
No other health disparity is so stark; virtually every woman who dies giving birth lives in a poor country.
Liya Kebede
Children with healthy mothers are much more likely to survive childhood, attend school and live healthy, productive lives.
Liya Kebede
I tend to gravitate toward Proenza Schouler and Alexander Wang. Their designs are accessible and easy.
Liya Kebede
I actually started modeling in Ethiopia, because that's where I grew up, and I started out by just doing little fashion shows for school, and I liked it so much that I started pursuing it.
Liya Kebede
I don't think we should judge celebrities for doing charity work. Period. Whatever their reasons for doing it, they are shedding light on issues that would otherwise go unnoticed.
Liya Kebede
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
We can't end poverty if we fail to save the lives of our world's mothers.
Liya Kebede
I never thought modeling would become my career. I thought it was something I'd do to pay my way through college.
Liya Kebede
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