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January 26, 2007

Liya on Good Morning America

Liya Kebede advocated for maternal and child health on ABC's Good Morning America

Despite her wild success, Kebede is not content to simply grace the catwalks and live in luxury. Instead, she's now focusing on the poor African villages she left behind.

"For me, Ethiopia is such a nice place. I mean, really, it was such a nice place to grow up," she said. "It's a really poor country and it's very sad that's such a poor country, but the people are so proud, also."

Now an ambassador for the World Health Organization, Kebede, a mother of two children, spends her spare time working to improve the lives of African women, especially those in their childbearing years. She's even formed a foundation to raise money for medical care.

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