Rising Hijabi Model Ugbad Abdi


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The 18- year-old Somali-born model has made headlines being one of the first ever model to take the runway in her hijab. One of NYC’s top agencies messaged her on Instagram, and months later she was walking in Valentino’s Paris show. She then walked for Burberry, Chanel, Fendi and Marc Jacobs; and appeared in Vogue’s April, August and September issues. She’s done so on her own terms: abiding by her faith, she will not wear skin-bearing clothes or reveal her hair.

"Wearing my hijab kind of gave me a voice. " 

“I can only hope to change the narrative and the ignorance that Muslim women face daily,” she says. “This gives me a chance to educate people— it makes me feel like I can achieve anything, all while staying true to who I really am.”
Increasingly, the fashion business is showcasing models with a wider range of ethnicities, races, sizes and ages, finding it makes business sense to better reflect a customer base that has long been more diverse than the models featured on runways. Ms. Abdi’s rapid ascent is a prime example: In less than a year, she went from Iowa high schooler to fashion It girl. 

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