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  2. Liya Kebede - Wikipedia

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    Liya Kebede. Liya Kebede ( Amharic: ሊያ ከበደ; born 1 March 1978) [2] is an Ethiopian -born model, maternal health advocate, clothing designer, and actress. She has appeared on the cover of Vogue 20 times. [3] Kebede has served as the WHO's Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health since 2005. [4]

  3. Women in Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    According to Data from UNICEF, 25 million " In Ethiopia, 25 million girls and women have undergone FGM, the largest absolute number in Eastern and Southern Africa". Ethiopia has really high rate of female genital mutilation as it was a part of the culture for a long time. FGM risk varies according on a person's background traits.

  4. Miss Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Murad Mohammed, the director of Ethiopian Village Adventure Playground, who claims to be the latest owner of Miss Ethiopia, has been accused of repeatedly advertising bogus prizes for his version of Miss Ethiopia, such as 100,000 Et Birr, US$6250 prize, a house, Modelling contract in New York, participation in several international pageants ...

  5. Amleset Muchie - Wikipedia

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    Amleset was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on April 5, 1987. She studied filmmaking at the New York Film Academy and journalism at Unity University in Addis Ababa. [4] Amleset was the winner of the 2004 Miss University beauty pageant, representing Ethiopia. She was also the winner of the Miss World Ethiopia pageant in 2006.

  6. Machbuba - Wikipedia

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    Ethiopia. Died. 27 October 1840. Bad Muskau. Other names. Mahbuba, Ajiamé, Bilillee. Mahbuba ( Arabic: محبوبة / maḥbūba c. 1825 – 27 October 1840) was an Oromo girl taken to Germany as a slave. She helped lay the foundations for Oromo Studies in Europe by reciting her oral traditions through song.

  7. Fryat Yemane - Wikipedia

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    2014–present. Notable work. Wefe Komech. Fryat Yemane ( Tigrigna: ፍርያት የማነ; born 1 October 1991) is an Ethiopian actress, television host and model. Fryat was nominated best actress of the year on Leza Art Award for her performance on Wefe Komech, 2016 film. [2] Fryat has been nominated best actress of the year on Ethio Zodiac ...

  8. Faccetta Nera - Wikipedia

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    Faccetta Nera. "' Faccetta Nera' " ("Little Black Face" or "Pretty Black Face") is a popular marching song of Fascist Italy about the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. It was written by Renato Micheli with music by Mario Ruccione in 1935. The lyrics are written from the perspective of a fascist Italian Blackshirt soldier during the invasion of Ethiopia.

  9. Cassiopeia (mother of Andromeda) - Wikipedia

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    The king of Ethiopia Cepheus and the queen Cassiopeia thank Perseus for freeing their daughter Andromeda, La Délivrance d'Andromède (1679) Pierre Mignard, Louvre. Cassiopeia boasted that she (or her daughter Andromeda), was more beautiful than all the Nereids, the nymph-daughters of the sea god Nereus.