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Liya Kebede on the silver screen with Waris Dirie

After the catwalk comes the silver screen. Liya Kebede depicts Waris Dirie in Desert Flower, a biopic directed by Sherry Hormann about the former Somali supermodel and anti female genital mutilation campaigner. The film marks a promising debut for Liya Kebede, an Ethiopian supermodel. Beautiful, talented and altruistic: three words that describe Liya Kebede to perfection.

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