Iman

Birth Name:

Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid

Birth Place:

Mogadishu, Somalia,

Profession

Actress, Producer

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
Booked her first-ever modeling gig, for Vogue, in 1976
Established her own cosmetics company in 1994
Fluent in English, Somali, Arabic, Italian and French
Previously served as the muse for Halston, Donna Karan, Gianni Versace and several others

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