The Sports Illustrated swimsuit annual number, known for its elegant covers of slightly dressed bikini models, will feature for the first time a Muslim model wearing a hijab and burkini.
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Who is Halima Aden?
The young recruit of Halima Aden, an American model of Somali origin, will take place in Kenya, where she was born in a refugee camp and lived until the age of seven.
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Halima Aden does the story
"Having grown up in the United States, I never really felt represented because I could never flip through a magazine and see a girl wearing a hijab," said Aden.
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Full swimsuit
Sports Illustrated also posted a photo of her lying down in shallow water, wearing a turquoise hijab, long yellow earrings and a dark blue burkini – the favorite full-length swimsuit of some Muslim women .
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Made the headlines
Halima, 21, made headlines at the age of 19 when she was the first woman to wear a hijab at the Miss Minnesota USA contest, where she went in half -final in 2016.
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Previous achievements
She has already appeared on the cover of British Vogue and paraded on the catwalk of New York Fashion Week.
