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Iman Biography

Birth Name:Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid

Birth Place:Mogadishu, Somalia,

Profession Actress, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Honored with the lifetime achievement award by the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2010
  • A longtime supporter of the non-profits Keep a Child Alive and the Children's Defense Fund
  • Studied political science at the University of Nairobi
  • Married British rocker David Bowie in 1992
  • Discovered by fashion photographer Peter Beard while still a student in college
  • Established her own cosmetics company in 1994
  • Booked her first-ever modeling gig, for Vogue, in 1976
  • Previously served as the muse for Halston, Donna Karan, Gianni Versace and several others
  • Fluent in English, Somali, Arabic, Italian and French