Halima Aden is still stunned she’s made history. The Somali-American model previously made headlines at age 19 when she competed in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant as the first person to ever wear a ...

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." ...

"I was just so desperate back then for any 'representation,'" the model wrote in her Instagram Story on Tuesday Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as ...

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 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 ...

Aden left the industry because she felt it was incompatible with her beliefs. Halima Aden made waves in the fashion industry when she became the first hijab-wearing supermodel, gracing the covers of ...

Halima Aden made a powerful statement about being in fashion and has decided to take a break, saying that the industry has forced her to compromise her religious beliefs. Halima made her New York ...

Halima Aden is just what the modeling industry needed. She has been the first of many while unapologetically sporting her hijab every step of the way. Aden’s dedication to her religion and culture is ...