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Halima Aden is First Hijab-Wearing Woman to Cover any Edition of Vogue

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Halima Aden is First Hijab-Wearing Woman to Cover any Edition of Vogue

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The Trump Administration is doing its best impersonation of a trash bag as it tries to keep Muslims outside its borders, but Vogue Arabia highlights the beauty and hustle of Muslim Somali-American model Halima Aden on the cover of its June issue. Mic.com reports that she is the first hijab-wearing model to cover any edition of Vogue.

Aden described the moment as “surreal” in an Instagram post yesterday (June 1). In a video on the magazine’s website, she talks about why it’s important for her to appear on the cover. “Every little girl deserves to see a role model that’s dressed like her, resembles her or even has the same characteristics as her. I think beauty is for everyone,” the 19-year-old model says.

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Please read original article Halima Aden is First Hijab-Wearing Woman to Cover any Edition of Vogue posted on Healthy Black Girls on 5 June 2017 | 5:40 pm —

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