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Esti Mamo | |
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 Mamo in 2009 | |
| Born | Esti Mamo January 29, 1983 |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
Esti Mamo (Hebrew: אסתי ממו, Ge'ez: እስቲ ማሞ istī māmmō; born 29 January 1983) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli fashion model[1] and actress.
Childhood
[edit]Of Ethiopian Jewish descent, Esti Mamo was born in 1983 in Chilga, in northwestern Ethiopia. She is a member of the Beta Israel community.[2]
At the age of 9, she and her family immigrated from Ethiopia to Israel, where the family lived in a poor district of a southern Israeli city. A younger brother committed suicide in 2004.[3]
As a teenager, Mamo founded a dance group called Mango, which has performed professionally in clubs in Israel and represented Israel in London's Notting Hill Carnival.
Modeling & acting
[edit]Initially discovered at 15, Mamo decided to finish school before she began her career.[4]
From 2004 on, Mamo has worked in Europe campaigning for several international brands. She also studied acting in Israel, and has acted in various Israeli TV productions.
Miscellaneous
[edit]Esti Mamo is also dedicated to philanthropic work within Ethiopian Jewish, Israeli, and diaspora Jewish communities.[5]
She was voted the 97th sexiest woman of 2005 in an online survey reported in the December edition of men's magazine Blazer.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "American Jewish Life Magazine". Atlantajewish.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
- ^ "Esti Mamo". Esti Mamo. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
- ^ Khazzoom, Loolwa. "Not Just a Pretty Face". J Vibe. Archived from the original on February 14, 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "'Queen of Sheba'Model tries to open doors for fellow Ethiopians in Israel". Washington Jewish Week. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
- ^ Khazzoom, Loolwa. "Not Just a Pretty Face". J Vibe. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ Burstein, Nathan (2005-12-14). "Beautiful country | Jerusalem Post". Fr.jpost.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2011-03-16.