Ethiopian - Model | March 1, 1978 -
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
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The desert loves me. I love the desert. It's nice to be in the heat in Africa. I love it.
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I want to do action, romantic comedy, and I love drama.
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I'm Christian. Growing up in Ethiopia, it's half-Christian and half-Muslim. You grow up with Muslim kids. I'm very much aware of their religion.
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I grew up watching films. Film has been part of my life since I was a child.
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I always loved having the chance to disappear in a story. I always was kind of obsessed with that.
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It's not just Ethiopia, but Africa in general - most of the media concentrates on what's not going well. But there is so much beauty there. When you go, it changes everything. It changes you, your life, and the way you see things. The challenge is changing the image of Africa that's been anchored in people for years now.
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There are things that I will always shoot, but now that the modeling and acting worlds are becoming very close, you can do a little bit of one and more of the other.
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I really don't think there should be a movie about me. That's for sure!
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I want to spend as much time as possible with my children, so I always like to keep my beauty and fashion routines effortless... but still chic!
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Prenatal care is one of the most effective ways to reduce maternal mortality because it identifies complications or high risks before emergency situations.
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No other health disparity is so stark; virtually every woman who dies giving birth lives in a poor country.
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