American - Model | September 19, 1997 -
Every little girl looks up to her mom so much - that's your first hero.
Halima Aden
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Society puts so much pressure on girls to look a certain way.
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My mom and grandma, growing up, one thing they emphasized was that you need to make sure that anything you put on your skin is also digestible by the body. For example, if something isn't safe for me to eat or consume, it's probably not good for your face. So I do a lot of natural remedies.
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Product-wise, I use a morning and night cleanser. I'm really not a brand person.
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I feel like with anything you choose to do in this world, there are always gonna be people who disagree. But I've had a lot more supporters than critics.
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I choose to focus on the positive.
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A lot of people have the misconception that, as a Muslim woman, I am somehow against women wearing bikinis. No, I want women to feel comfortable and confident in whatever they wear.
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My goal is to send a message to Muslim women and young women everywhere that it's okay to break stereotypes and be yourself.
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When I was younger, I didn't have that type of person that I could look up to and be like, 'OK, this is someone who dresses like me and I relate to.' I didn't have that growing up, so to give that opportunity to a younger generation of women - and not just Somali women, but anyone who feels different - that means a lot to me.
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It's always been hard trying to find the right pieces that go together, but it's always been something that interests me - finding new ways to be fashionable and cute but still being modest.
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You don't have to show a lot of skin to be beautiful.
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I truly believe diversity is beauty.
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