Halima Aden makes waves as first hijab-clad Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model

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Tue, 2019-04-30 15:30

DUBAI: Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue will feature a model wearing a hijab and burkini for the first time, the magazine said Monday.

Somali-American model Halima Aden’s rookie spread will be set in Kenya, where she was born in a refugee camp and lived until the age of seven, AFP reported.

“Growing up in the States, I never really felt represented because I never could flip through a magazine and see a girl who was wearing a hijab,” Aden said in a video tweeted by the magazine.