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The annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit number, known for its stylish covers of slightly clothed bikini patterns, will feature a Muslim model wearing a hijab and a burkini, said Monday the magazine
. The spread will be in Kenya, where she was born in a refugee camp and lived until the age of seven.
"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," Aden said in a video tweeted by the magazine.
Sports Illustrated also published 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 swimwear from some Muslim women.
Halima, 21 years old. made headlines at the age of 19 when she was the first woman to wear a hijab in the Miss USA USA contest, where she went to the semi-finals in 2016.
She has already appeared on the cover of the British Vogue and walked on the New York Week Fashion Landing Strip.
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April 30, 2019 1:04 pm IST
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