Amleset Muchie (Amharic: አምለሰት ሙጬ; born 5 April 1987)[1][2][3] is an Ethiopian model, actress, and filmmaker. She is the wife of Ethiopian singer Teddy Afro since 2012.

Amleset Muchie
አምለሰት ሙጬ
Amleset dancing eskista at the Ethiopian Fashion Show for the International Festival in 2008
Born	(1987-04-05) 5 April 1987 (age 35) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Alma mater	New York Film Academy Unity University
Occupation	Model actress filmmaker
Years active	2004–present
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse	Teddy Afro ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	3
Website	amlesetmuchie.com

Early life and career

Amleset was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 5 April 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.

Additionally, Amleset is a filmmaker. She wrote and produced the movies Sile Fikir, Adoption, and the documentary Green Ethiopia.[5]

Amleset serves as the spokeswoman for the Etete Dairy products in Ethiopia.[6] She has also been outspoken about environmental issues facing Ethiopia.[7]

Amleset participated in the UN 2018 Women First 5 kilometres run that took place on 11 March 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She won Icon Women's race in a time of 25.25.[8]

Personal life

On 27 September 2012, Amleset married Ethiopian singer Teddy Afro at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa.[4][9] They have three children together.[10] In October 2022, Amleset expected the fourth child and prepared a baby shower program.[11]

Filmography

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Film

Documentary

Music videos

References