This Ethiopian supermodel has conquered the world of fashion across the planet. Leah Kebede once proved to herself and everyone in the district that even a simple girl from the hinterland can fulfill her dream, despite all the obstacles.
Now Leah is a sought-after model and one of the most significant women in the world. And once peers laughed at her for her thinness and high stature.
The childhood of the future star
Baby Leah was born in Ethiopia, in the city of Addis Ababa, on March 1, 1978. She grew up an obedient and very purposeful child. Back in her teens, Leah knew who she wanted to be. In addition, she dreamed of helping people, seeing all the sorrows that many Ethiopian families face.
At the age of 15, the girl began to gradually master modeling skills and enrolled in model courses. By the way, she did it very well, almost immediately the young model began to participate in the shows of local designers.
First independent steps
After leaving school, Leah entered the Lycee Guebre-Mariam Lyceum. And here His Majesty the case worked. Once Leah Kebede met with a French agent, who invited the girl to start a career in France. And when she turned 18, she immediately went to conquer the French podium. And after only a year, the young model appeared in two shows at once: Ralph Lauren and BCBG Max Azria (2000).
Leah made a splash. And soon Tom Ford invited the model for the prestigious Gucci show. After a while, Kebede appeared on the cover of the fashion magazine V Magazine. But in 2001, he prepared a lot of work for the young beauty - fashion weeks in London, Milan, New York and Paris, and the girl also became the face of the popular brand Yves Saint Laurent. Well, Victoria Victoria Secret could not do without it - in 2002, Leah Kebede became one of the beautiful angels of a loud show.
Soon, the prestigious company Estee Lauder offered the beautiful Lee a 6-year contract. And this fact made a lot of noise. The fact is that for the first time in the life of the company, a dark-skinned girl has become the face of a famous brand. By the way, it was even beneficial for both parties - the general interest and popularity only increased.
The following years, the famous model worked tirelessly. She participated in shows of such famous brands as Numero France, Pop Magazine, Vogue Paris, Grazia, Elle, Vogue US and many others. And even when Leah became pregnant with a second child in 2005, she did not stop working as much as possible.
Below in the photo, Leah Kebede, as always, is young and impeccable.
Such a diverse and infinitely talented woman
In 2007, Leah and her family moved to New York. After the birth of her daughter, Leah became interested in modeling children's clothing - from newborns to adolescents. It is interesting and very worthy of respect that Leah Kebede opened a sewing factory in Ethiopia, thereby creating jobs for many women in the district.
This woman deserves even more respect due to her far from secondary role in preventing the mortality of young mothers and their newborn children. In 2005, Leah accepted the invitation to become the WHO Goodwill Ambassador with joy and enthusiasm. Moreover, Leah knows firsthand the existence of such a problem. In third world countries, there is a sad fact - often due to a lack of personnel and medicines, a mother or child dies due to complications during or after childbirth.
I would like to add to the list of talents of a beautiful girl that she is also an excellent actress. What is the film "Desert Flower" (2009), based on the autobiographical book of the Somali model Varis Dirie? In the role of actress, Leah Kebeda appeared in several films:
- The Arms Baron (2005);
- The False Temptation (2006);
- Black Gold (2011);
- "The jungle's name! In search of the Marsupilas" (2012);
- "Capital" (2012);
- "The best offer" (2013);
- Innocence (2013);
- "In the Forests" (2013).
But in 2013, Leah became the “Woman of the Year” for her work as WHO ambassador. And once she even was given a peculiar title - "Mom-supermodel in the mission."
