Somali - Model | July 25, 1955 -
I would rather Google other people than Google myself.
Iman
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I vowed to myself when I got married that I would cook every night. I find it very therapeutic.
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Bowie is just a persona. He's a singer, an entertainer. David Jones is a man I met.
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People called me 'Iman the black model'. In my country, we're all black, so nobody called somebody else black. It was foreign to my ears.
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I wasn't a major in political science for nothing, so I understood the politics of beauty and the politics of race when it comes to the fashion industry.
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My mother was an activist; so was my father. They came from a generation of young Somalis who were actively involved in getting independence for Somalia in 1960.
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I am the face of a refugee. I was once a refugee. I was with my family in exile.
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When my daughter Zulekha was born, I was at the pinnacle of my working life as a model, and I pulled myself in two trying to cope with being both a mother and a career girl.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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There is no age better than another. The commitment to give of yourself and the knowledge that the time is right are what's important.
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Mrs. Obama is not a great beauty. But she is so interesting-looking - so bright. That will always take you farther.
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I was not considered beautiful at all. Really. And this is what all models say. But I'm still not considered that beautiful in my country. I don't know the beauty ideal where I come from - but it's not me.
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