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Halima Aden

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Halima Aden (Somali: Xaliima Aaden; born September 19, 1997) is an American fashion model. She is noted for being the first woman to wear a hijab in the Miss Minnesota USA 2016 pageant, where she was a semi-finalist. Following her participation in the pageant, Halima received national attention and was signed to IMG Models. She was also the first model to wear a hijab and burkini in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Halima Aden is the 290th most popular model (up from 297th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from Kenya and the most popular Kenyan Model.

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Among MODELS

Among models, Halima Aden ranks 290 out of 313. Before her are Iga Wyrwał, Jasmine Tookes, Charlotte McKinney, Kara Monaco, Caprice Bourret, and Georgia May Jagger. After her are Jourdan Dunn, Sara Nuru, Carmella DeCesare, Naima Mora, Ayaka Sasaki, and Anna Ewers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1997, Halima Aden ranks 562. Before her are Erina Ikuta, Philippe Sandler, Nina Kennedy, Francisco Sierralta, Zheng Siwei, and Paul Bernardoni. After her are Hikaru Kitagawa, Bálint Kopasz, Rai Benjamin, Anders Mol, Yahia Omar, and Patrick Berg.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Halima Aden ranks 145 out of 150. Before her are Margaret Kipkemboi (1993), Margaret Wambui (1995), Awer Mabil (1995), Ferdinand Omanyala (1996), Kaan Kigen Özbilen (null), and Richard Limo (1980). After her are Timothy Cheruiyot (1995), Geoffrey Mutai (1981), Reuben Kosgei (1979), Micah Kogo (1986), Rhonex Kipruto (1999), and David Powell (null).

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Among MODELS In Kenya

Among models born in Kenya, Halima Aden ranks 1. 

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