Halima Aden is a Somali-American fashion model who has no short of firsts in her short fashion career.
After rocking braces, the hijab and a burkini in a beauty pageant in the United States, Halima caught the eye of none other than Kanye West, she made her New York fashion week debut rocking a hijab at the Yeezy Season 5 show and there’s been no stopping her ever since.
She arrived in the UAE yesterday with a pretty interesting travel companion
She’s currently in Abu Dhabi
And is giving her 150k followers updates of her trip
She travelled with Etihad, who featured her in their monthly travel magazine
Since her debut, Halima has been in numerous runway shows
This feature in fashion’s holy grail Harper’s Bazaar received over 20k likes on her Insta page
And she has shared the runway with many of the greats
She shot to metaphoric fame after her appearance in the Yeezy show
Halima is being touted as the ‘future of fashion’ for her diverse look…