Why Israeli-Ethiopian model Andebet Ayalla is Israel’s new face to know. VogueWorld
Andebet Ayalla stands out in the Israeli modeling world. The lanky 25-year-old with a flair for wearing Dior, Gosha Rubchinskiy, and a variation of fanny packs is one of the few Ethiopian Jews, also referred to as “Beta Israel,” in the country's fashion industry—or otherwise.
Ayalla immigrated to Israel at the age of 7 in 2001. For him and his family, the result was culture shock. “My parents thought that [black Jews] were the only Jews in the world,” he says. “And that there aren’t white Jews.” Ayalla also grew up speaking the Ethiopian language of Amharic. He boasts a proud attitude towards his culture, continuing to speak in his native tongue when possible. “When I was younger, they [people] used to laugh at me because I spoke in Amharic,” he says over Skype.
Eventually, Ayalla hopes to start his own label, though his dreams go further than the material world. “I want to influence the culture. I want people to know my people, [the] Ethiopian Jews. I want to show the legacy,” he says. “I want people like me to know they can do anything. Believe in yourself and you can make it.”
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