The 1st Muslim woman to walk in international runway shows in a hijab, Halima Aden, explains the power of representation and redefining the face of fashion: SuccessWithMoira
“I didn’t get this career because I had the longest legs or because I was the prettiest girl.,” says headline-making model Halima Aden. As the first Muslim woman to walk international runway shows in a hijab, the 21-year-old Somali-American defied the typical top-model trajectory to find her footing amongst the fashion elite and change the face of the industry.
When Aden inked her prestigious IMG modeling contract, she built wearing a hijab into her contract and was willing to walk away from such a coveted opportunity if a career in high-fashion meant compromising herself to meet traditional industry expectations.
Aden remains passionate about paying her success forward, emerging as a vocal advocate for refugee rights and being named a UNICEF Ambassador earlier this year. Against the backdrop of her international success, Aden’s proudest accomplishment came with her return this year to Kakuma, the Kenyan refugee camp where she was born. “I looked at the children, face to face, and told them.
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