As per our current Database, Liya Kebede is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Liya Kebede is 46 years, 8 months and 20 days old. Liya Kebede will celebrate 47rd birthday on a Saturday 1st of March 2025. Below we countdown to Liya Kebede upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Liya Kebede |
| Occupation | Model |
| Age | 46 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Born | March 1, 1978 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) |
| Birthday | March 1 |
| Town/City | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Nationality | Ethiopia |
Liya Kebede’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
Liya Kebede was born in the Year of the Horse. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Horse love to roam free. They’re energetic, self-reliant, money-wise, and they enjoy traveling, love and intimacy. They’re great at seducing, sharp-witted, impatient and sometimes seen as a drifter. Compatible with Dog or Tiger.
Model and maternal health advocate who was appeared on the cover of American Vogue on three separate occasions. She's also served as the WHO's Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.
While attending the Lycee Guebre Mariam in Ethiopa, she was discovered by a Film Director who got her in touch with a French modeling scout.
In 2007, Forbes ranked her as the 11th-highest paid model worldwide. She appeared in the film adaptation of Waris Dirie's autobiography Desert Flower.
She married Kassy Kebede in 2000. They had one son and one daughter before separating in 2013.
She landed her big break when Tom Ford asked her for an exclusive contract for his Gucci Fall/Winter 2000 fashion show.
