Halima Aden

thumb Halima Aden (born September 19, 1997) is an American fashion model. She is noted for being the first woman to wear a hijab in the Miss Minnesota USA 2016 pageant, where she was a semi-finalist. Quotes I think my life is a testament to the work that they’re doing on the ground. I was able to flourish. Despite it being a refugee camp, I can still say I had a good childhood because of their programs. To be the first woman to wear a hijab and burkini and still be accepted into the pageant, that gave me the confidence to then walk into modelling and know that I can walk the runway and be on the cover shoot, while not conforming and remaining true to myself As scary as it was for me to make that initial first step and do something that was untraditional and something that hadn’t been done before. But then to come back a year later and see seven girls wearing a hijab – just in the same state! – it tells me about girls want to be in these spaces. They want to enter and do these things, but they just need somebody to tell them that it’s okay. I always try to challenge myself and the women in my life. If you don’t see yourself represented in any space, pull up a chair and then invite your friends, invite your sisters, invite other women. Halima Aden’s Life Is Full Of Firsts. But Finally, She’s Not The Only One Holding The Torch;By Isabelle Truman External links Category:Living people Category:1997 births Category:Women from the United States Category:Women born in the 1990s Category:Models from the United States Category:21st-century African-American women Category:Muslims from the United States