IDENTITY

Halima Aden is a trailblazing Somali-American fashion model and activist, recognized as the first woman to wear a hijab on a major international runway and to be signed by a top agency like IMG Models.

HISTORY

Born in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya in 1997, Aden moved to the United States at age six. She rose to national prominence in 2016 as the first contestant in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant to compete while wearing a hijab and a burkini.Career MilestonesRunway  Made her high-fashion debut at New York Fashion Week in 2017 for Yeezy Season 5.