Halima Aden
American-Somali fashion model · United States · On the map · Models · Born 1997 · age 29
Halima Aden 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. Following her participation in the pageant, Halima received national attention and was signed to IMG Models.
Halima Aden is read about 87 times a day, in 26 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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In their own words 5
, 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.
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.
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She was also the first model to wear a hijab and burkini in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
