Halima Aden (First Hijab- Wearing Model) On The Cover Of Teen Vogue.....

20 - year - old Halima Aden , a Somali -American, was born at a Kenyan refugee camp , which she recently revisited exclusively with Teen Vogue ......
Now at 20 years old, Halima has become one of fashion’ s most recognizable faces: She ’ s graced the covers of Vogue Arabia, Allure , Glamour, and CRFashion Book, to name a few . Last year, she also walked in the Yeezy Season 5 show in New York City . 

In her short life, she has become an American citizen , a high school homecoming queen, and a high -profile , barrier - smashing model who has graced the covers of Vogue Arabia, Allure , and Glamour . Halima is the first hijabi model to sign with top modelling agency IMG , compete in the Miss Minnesota pageant walk the runways in New York and Milan while wearing a hijab. 

“Growing up , I never saw magazine articles painting Muslim women in a positive light . In fact, if I saw an article about someone who looked like me, it would be the complete opposite, ” Halima says . But now , thanks to her ,representation of Muslim and hijab-wearing women is increasing , which gives future generations an array of diverse role models to look up to . 

Halima is all about owning who you are and being totally unapologetic about it, and that’ s something we can definitely get behind . Halima Aden , being the first hijab-wearing model to sign with IMG and Teen Vogue ’s July cover star , has built a career around being a trailblazer. She was the first to compete in the Miss Minnesota pageant and the first to walk the runways in New York and Milan while wearing a hijab, and she’ s just been named an ambassador for UNICEF , a humanitarian organization that serves children and mothers around the world . 

“When I got that opportunity to sign with IMG models, I made sure I wasn ’ t conforming ,” Halima told CBS This Morning . “Our first-ever sit- down was four hours, and I did it on my own terms. Every time I go on set, I know that the people who are doing the shoot already know my requirements . They know what I can wear, they already have an understanding , and I’ ve always felt safe . ”