Posts Tagged by Liya Kebede

Supermodel Liya Kebede named new face of L’Oreal Paris

Ethiopian Supermodel Liya Kebede has been named the new face of L’Oreal Paris, the Paris based global leader in beauty care products. Liya joins such celebrities as Ines de la Fressange, Gwen Stefani, Freida Pinto, Jane Fonda, Aimee Mullins, Jennifer Lopez, Laetitia Casta and Gerard Butler. “Liya is a very strong, inspiring and courageous woman,… Read more

Ethiopia Set to Host International Film Festival

Ethiopia is set to play host to an international film festival, the first of its kind to be staged in East Africa. According to African Press Agency, the festival – scheduled to take place in Addis Ababa from June 14 to 19, 2010 – will feature 100 short films from various countries. The five-day gathering… Read more

The 2010 TIME 100

By Ford (fashion designer and film director) I first met Liya Kebede about 10 years ago in Paris. I was casting models for a show, and Liya came in. She looked me in the eyes, and I was quite literally stunned. Liya, 32, projects an aura of goodness and calm that outshines even her extraordinary… Read more

J.Crew partners with Liya Kebede to carry her handmade children’s collection, Lemlem

(NEW YORK) When J.Crew creative director Jenna Lyons and team met supermodel, mother of two, and International Goodwill Ambassador Liya Kebede, a relationship was born. Lyons approached Kebede to appear in the April catalog, but both quickly realized their relationship needn’t end there. Not only will Kebede be the first model to be the exclusive… Read more