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When I see Lemlem walking aro...

When I see Lemlem walking around New York City, it's just mind-boggling, because I know it came from this one man sitting and weaving this little product.

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For my diet, I choose mostly ...

For my diet, I choose mostly organic. But in general, I am a big believer in trying to strike a balance with everything.

Liya Kebede 51 quotes

There's a saying in Africa: '...

There's a saying in Africa: 'To find out you are pregnant is to have one foot in the grave.'

Liya Kebede 51 quotes

I want to do action, romantic...

I want to do action, romantic comedy, and I love drama.

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Traveling around Ethiopia, I ...

Traveling around Ethiopia, I saw dozens of abandoned textile factories. People kept asking me to help them find work. So I thought I could make use of my experience in fashion to commercialize their products outside of Ethiopia.

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I'm a mom. I'm from Ethiopia....

I'm a mom. I'm from Ethiopia. I gave birth in the U.S. and had all the proper care available to me. If I had given birth in Ethiopia - I don't know if I might have even survived it.

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Prenatal care is one of the m...

Prenatal care is one of the most effective ways to reduce maternal mortality because it identifies complications or high risks before emergency situations.

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President Obama has made mate...

President Obama has made maternal health one of the core priorities of U.S. international aid funding.

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For my wardrobe, I like to in...

For my wardrobe, I like to invest in classic pieces and pair them with more trendy new pieces and accessories each season.

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I never thought modeling woul...

I never thought modeling would become my career. I thought it was something I'd do to pay my way through college.

Liya Kebede 51 quotes

Helping others isn't a chore,...

Helping others isn't a chore, it is one of the greatest gifts there is. I want to challenge the next generation of women to find a way to give back that inspires and fulfills them and weave it into their daily lives. If the next generation can learn that early on, we have a real chance to change the world.

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I think, first of all, every ...

I think, first of all, every time you want to play somebody who is real is always challenging and always scary, because you are given a responsibility of someone's real life.

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I actually started modeling i...

I actually started modeling in Ethiopia, because that's where I grew up, and I started out by just doing little fashion shows for school, and I liked it so much that I started pursuing it.

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In a hundred years, how do yo...

In a hundred years, how do you want the world to be? Everybody should get together to make the world a better place.

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Miriam Were has made outstand...

Miriam Were has made outstanding contributions to public health in the developing world. She brings basic medical services to women and children in East Africa.

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When our mothers are alive an...

When our mothers are alive and healthy, they do extraordinary things... like the mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who marched in Argentinean plazas, defying the military junta dictatorship and demanding the whereabouts of their abducted children... or the Liberian mothers who faced down civil war armed only with T-shirts and courage.

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If nothing else, I want women...

If nothing else, I want women to understand that they are powerful. If you look back at history, in almost every big moment, in every leap forward, you find ordinary women at the core. We have more ability to make changes in the world than we can imagine if we have the courage to try.

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I want to spend as much time ...

I want to spend as much time as possible with my children, so I always like to keep my beauty and fashion routines effortless... but still chic!

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Take good care of your skin a...

Take good care of your skin and hydrate. If you have good skin, everything else will fall into place.

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Investing in women's lives is...

Investing in women's lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations - and consequently in our own long-term national interests.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....