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Fatima Siad (Somali: Faadumo Siyaad, Arabic: فاطمة سياد; born December 17, 1986) is a Somali fashion model. [2] Raised in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the last eliminated on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10.
Ubah Ali Hassan (Somali: Ubax Xasan, Arabic: اوبح حسن; born 27 August 1983) is a Somali-Canadian model, businesswoman, and television personality.She has worked with a number of top designers including Ralph Lauren, Gucci, Rachel Roy, and Oscar de la Renta.
Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid (Somali: Iimaan Maxamed Cabdulmajiid; born Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid, 25 July 1955 [2]), known mononymously as Iman, is a Somali-American model and actress. A muse of the designers Gianni Versace , Thierry Mugler , Calvin Klein , Donna Karan , and Yves Saint Laurent , she is also noted for her philanthropic work.
Waris Dirie (Somali: Waris Diiriye; born 21 October 1965) is a Somali model, author, actress and human rights activist in the fight against female genital mutilation . From 1997 to 2003, she was a UN special ambassador against FGM. In 2002 she founded her own organization in Vienna, the Desert Flower Foundation.
About 97.9% of Somalia's women and girls underwent female genital mutilation in a 2005 study. This was at the time the world's highest prevalence rate of the procedure. [23] A UNICEF 2010 report reported that Somalia had the world's highest rate of Type III FGM, with 79% of all Somali women having undergone the procedure.
Rawdah Mohamed is a Norwegian-Somali model, Instagram model, blogger, healthcare professional and activist. [1] She is known for her street style modelling and also regarded as a prominent advocate for the rights of Muslim women. She is currently represented by the model management company The Society Management. In April 2021, she started the ...
Samira Hashi moved to Britain at the age of 3 with her mother Lul Musse and grandmother Faduma when the Somali civil war began. She began modelling at the age of 17 after being regularly stopped by modelling agencies. She has since been doing regular photo shoots, editorials, fashion shows, modelling campaigns and promotional runways.