tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514638372827464287.post321917405067933858..comments2023-10-22T16:50:38.886+02:00Comments on Want to work for Vogue?: Liya Kebede, b 1978, EthiopiaKatie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967959941081985000noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514638372827464287.post-62858164413990067492009-02-10T23:04:00.000+01:002009-02-10T23:04:00.000+01:00After completing her studies, she moved to France ...After completing her studies, she moved to France to pursue work through a Parisian agency.<BR/><BR/>Kebede's big break came when Tom Ford asked her for an exclusive contract for his Gucci Fall/Winter 2000 fashion show.<BR/><BR/>She has appeared on the cover of US Vogue twice.<BR/><BR/>She married Ethiopian hedge fund manager Kassy Kebede in 2000 and they have two children together: son Suhul (b. 2001) and daughter Raee (b. August 2005). As of 2007, the family resides in New York City.<BR/><BR/>Kebede has also had minor roles in two films: The Good Shepherd and Lord of War.<BR/><BR/>In 2008, Kebede was featured on one of the four covers of Vogue Italia's all Black Issue.Katie Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08967959941081985000noreply@blogger.com