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By Osob Elmi
image captionIkram wearing the Somaliland flag to celebrate Independence Day It s all about modesty for me. As a Muslim, being modest is a major thing and I just wanted to showcase to everyone that you can be modest and be into fashion because the hijab itself - apart from representing Islam - represents beauty.
Ikram Abdi Omar was the UK s first hijab-wearing model to feature on the cover of Vogue at the age of 21 and became the face of Burberry in 2019.
The Swedish-born Somali model, now 23 and living in Bristol, said her heritage and religious beliefs have greatly influenced her modelling career.
Somaliland Sun It s all about modesty for me. As a Muslim, being modest is a major thing and I just wanted to showcase to everyone that you can be modest and be into fashion because the hijab itself - apart from representing Islam - represents beauty.
Somalilandsun: Ikram Abdi Omar was the UK’s first hijab-wearing model to feature on the cover of Vogue at the age of 21 and became the face of Burberry in 2019.
The Swedish-born Somali model, now 23 and living in Bristol, said her heritage and religious beliefs have greatly influenced her modelling career.
“I like how everyone can express themselves differently and manage to portray a message with clothing alone,” she said.
Sisters
Rina and
Mari Fukushi are set to be a part of GAIA, a Korean pop group under AXIS Entertainment, scheduled to debut in 2021.
Taking the fashion industry by storm, Manila-born model Rina is now setting foot to the world of music as a part of the 4-member girl group GAIA. Fukushi has been on the cover of
Vogue Japan, featured in the pages of
i-D Japan, walked the runways of Japan and Paris Fashion Week and represented by international modeling agencies like Women Management in Paris and Milan, and Premier Models in London. The 21-year old model has also been a part of beauty campaigns like Fenty Beauty, where she represented Asians among the diverse casts of models.