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Liya Kebede�married Ethiopian hedge fund manager Kassy Kebedein 2000 and they have two children together; son Suhul (b 2001) and daughter Raee (b August 2005).^[3] As of 2007, the family resides in New York City.Her big break came when Tom Ford asked her for an exclusive contract for his Gucci Fall/Winter 2000 fashion show.^[2] Liya established a place in fashion's elite by modeling on the New York, Milan and Paris runway circuit.^[4]She has been seen on the covers of Italian, Japanese, American, French and Spanish Vogue, V, Flair, i-D and Time's Style & Design. Liya has been featured in ad campaigns including those for Gap, Yves Saint-Laurent,^[5] Victoria's Secret, Emanuel Ungaro, Tommy Hilfiger,^[5] Revlon,^[5] Dolce & Gabbana, Escada and Louis Vuitton. In 2003, Liya was named the newest face of Est�e Lauder cosmetics, the first person of color to serve as their representative in the company's 57-year history.^[6] Her contract was rumoured to be for $3 million dollars.^[6]She is one of a very few ethnically African models featured in major fashion photo shoots and runway shows.^[7] According to Conor Kennedy, in 2003 a booker at Elite Model Management, "It's like there's only room for one very successful black model at a time. For the past year it's been Liya."^[7]In 2005, Liya was appointed as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.^[8]In July 2007, earning at an estimated total of $2.5 million in the past 12 months, Forbes named her eleventh in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels.^[9]Liya has also had minor roles in two films: The Good Shepherd, and Lord of War.

Liya Kebede was born� in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian supermodel who has appeared on the cover of US Vogue twice. According to Forbes, Liya is currently the eleventh highest paid top model.^[1]Liya was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.^[2] A film director spotted Liya while she was attending Lycee Guebre Mariam and introduced her to a French modeling agent. After completing her studies, she moved to France to pursue work through a Parisian agency. Liya later relocated to New York City. She has remarked that the modeling industry in Ethiopia is quite different from the catwalks on which she is now ubiquitous. In contrast, in Ethiopia she had to provide her own shoes for each runway show

Liya Kebede at the Usher Fragrance Launch @ Cipriani's