Gelila Bekele Bio, Family, Career, Husband, Net Worth, Metrics

Gelila Bekele is an Ethiopian model, social activist, author and filmmaker. She started her modeling career at Ford Models in her freshman year. So far, Bekele has worked with top modeling agencies such as Model Management and Premium Models, based in Paris. She is an active social worker working for the rights of girls/women in Ethiopia. In this context, she made some films about the diffusion of words on her works and one of them is ‘May: life is not honey’.

In addition, she is the ex-fiancée of American actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry. Additionally, Perry was listed in the 2013 Forbes list as the highest paid man in the entertainment industry, earning $130 million. Also, as an author, she has published a book named Guzo which describes Ethiopian tribes and cultures.

GELILA BEKELE: BIO, FAMILY, CAREER

The Ethiopian model was born on September 4, 1986 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She did not reveal any information about her father and mother on the net. She has a sister Anna Wrossetti about whom much information is not available. The model has an Ethiopian nationality and follows Christianity.

She moved to the United States after spending a few years in Europe and was later admitted to UC Berkeley. During her first year, she also scouted and signed with a modeling agency ‘Ford Models’. Under the agency, she modeled for top brands such as Pantene, Diesel and Tory Burch. To pursue her modeling career, she decided to drop out of college.

Apart from her modeling career, she is also an active social activist and charity worker. She revealed that her interest in charity work increased due to her upbringing in Addi Ababa. She has been involved in charities like water scarcity and women’s rights in Ethiopia. Bekele is also an advocate for young girls to get equal opportunities in their home country as well as around the world.

GELILA BEKELE: PERSONAL LIFE AND HUSBAND

As for her personal life, she hasn’t married yet and is not related to anyone yet. However, she was in a longtime relationship with actor Tyler Perry as mentioned above. Moreover, the duo first met at a Prince concert in 2007 and started dating in 2009 after a few encounters. Then they got engaged to each other and supposed to get married in secret as well.

She gave birth to son Aman Tyler Perry on November 30, 2014 with ex-fiancé Perry. In December 2020, the couple broke up and went their separate ways. Additionally, the report states that the couple had an on-and-off relationship before having their son. Anyway, there is not much information about their separation in the media.

GELILA BEKELE: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

The model has an estimated net worth of around $2 million from her career in the entertainment industry. Her main source of income comes from modeling and endorsements. And she also emerged as an author, photographer and filmmaker.

The model has personal and verified accounts on different social media platforms. On Instagram, she has a @gelila.bekele handle with 107,000 followers. She has a @iamgelilabekele Twitter account with over 8,000 followers. She has a Facebook account under her name with over 63,000 followers.

GELILA BEKELE: BODY MEASUREMENTS

She has an hourglass figure and an impressive body that stands 5 feet 9 inches or 1.75 meters. Her perfect body is 33-24-35 inches tall and weighs around 58 kg. She has black eye color and brown hair color.