Halima Aden, a trailblazing young model who was one of the first to wear a hijab on the catwalk and quickly became one of the most exciting faces to watch, has announced that she will be stepping ...

Halima Aden starts off Miss Minnesota USA's swimsuit ... her means of conveying beauty and confidence won the title of hero in many young Muslim girl’s eyes. “Many girls reached out to me ...

Somali-American model Halima Aden, who made history when she wore a ... After hearing about the film, which tells the story of a young refugee from Afghanistan whose father is killed by ISIS ...

As a child, Halima Aden received a well-intentioned homework ... she was determined to do change that for other young girls. Now a 19-year-old student in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Aden competed ...

Model Halima Aden began life in a refugee camp in Kenya ... She’s executive-producing I Am You, an independent film about a young refugee. And she’s one of UNICEF’s most ardent ambassadors ...

As a child, Halima Aden loved to eat mud. To her young eyes, the rain transforming the dry, sandy soil of Turkana County, Kenya—home to Kakuma refugee camp, where she was born—into mud was ...

For Halima Aden, the decision to walk away from a career ... She tells Morning Edition host Rachel Martin she wanted to be a role model for young girls while being true to herself, but she wasn ...

Halima Aden is committed to giving back ... As a former UNICEF ambassador, Aden used her voice to engage young people across the country and support the organization’s mission to put children ...

Model Halima Aden became globally famous when she was the ... my refugee community and wanting to be a good role model to young Muslim girls looking up to me.” Aden, who’s Somalian, was ...

For her part, Aden is excited about what the future holds for conservative dressers everywhere. “I do get messages from young girls all over the world that say, ‘you make modesty so cool ...