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- Nov 07, 2020
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- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am Minnesotan.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did notice growing up that there are so many things, obstacles and things, that people think you can't do because you're Muslim or because you're wearing a hijab. You hear a lot of no's. That was something that I wanted to see change.
- Chance
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel bad for my little cousins who don't see themselves being represented, or the little girls in my community who won't have a chance to see a Disney princess... who resembles them.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I haven't received any pressure to be anything other than myself, and for that, I am so grateful.
- Nov 07, 2020
When you have a lot of women in our state that do wear the hijab, we should be able to see that everywhere.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people will look at you and will fail to see your beauty because you're covered up and they're not used to it. So growing up, I just had to work on my people skills and give people a chance to really know me besides the clothing.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Be who you are. It's easy to feel like you have to blend in, but it takes courage to live your life with conviction and embrace the person that you are.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like I'm here to bust those misconceptions and stereotypes of Muslim women.
- Enclose
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- Nov 07, 2020
When people put labels on us, it doesn't always enclose everything that we are. So even though I'm proud to be Somali, I'm proud to be American, at the end of the day, I'm still Halima, and I take things from both sides and combine them, and I make my own little category. I'm me!
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you think people are against you and that you're a target, things will start appearing that way. I just go about my day, and I don't think anyone is out to get me.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have much more to offer than my physical appearance, and a hijab protects me against 'You're too skinny,' 'You're too thick,' 'Look at her hips,' 'Look at her thigh gap.' I don't have to worry about that.
- Favorite Part
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- Nov 07, 2020
My favorite part of modeling is backstage. Every day you work with different people, and as much as people learn about my story, I get to learn about theirs.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Makeup
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- Nov 07, 2020