The 20-year-old is a Somali refugee who immigrated to the U.S. when she was 7. Halima Aden is smashing barriers as the first model to wear a hijab while gracing the covers of magazines, walking the ...

Somali-American model Halima Aden just made history by gracing the pages of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue wearing a hijab and burkini. The Kenyan-born model said it was a "dream come true." ...

Image Credit: credit: https://www.si.com/swim-daily/2019/01/04/halima-aden-si-swimsuit-2019-model-kenya / Photographer: Yu Tsai Halima Aden, 21, has made history. She ...

Halima Aden made history when she became the first Muslim model to appear in Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue wearing a hijab and a burkini. Now, she’s setting out to shatter perceptions surrounding ...

The young Somali-American model has been breaking down barriers in fashion A Somali-American model has become the first to wear a hijab and burkini in the swimwear edition of Sports Illustrated ...

Halima Aden is making history as the first model to pose for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit wearing a hijab and a burkini — and she couldn’t be prouder. “Being featured in this year’s Sports Illustrated ...

Model Halima Aden is using her time toward an amazing cause. Halima Aden has donated her time to create stylish masks for hijab-wearing medical professionals that are working on the front lines of ...

Returning to Kakuma, the refugee camp in northwestern Kenya where she was born in 1997, wasn't easy for Halima Aden. She spent her early childhood in this sprawling settlement, home to 185,000 ...

The model and activist is the new spokesperson for the Vita Coco Project, a social impact initiative that supports coconut farmers in the Philippines and Sri Lanka Style + Beauty Assistant, PEOPLE ...

(The Conversation) — Clothing has played a central role in constructing a unique black Muslim identity since at least the mid-20th century. (The Conversation) — Media reports have celebrated Halima ...

Somali-American model Halima Aden is once again making history, this time by becoming the first woman to wear a burkini and a hijab for Sports Illustrated's 2019 swimsuit edition. Aden, 21, who was ...