She was married to athlete spencer haywood from 1977 to 1987 and. Her journey from a modest upbringing in somalia to international stardom has been remarkable There are few mononymous women in the world
Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid aka Iman attended 'the ELLE Style Awards 2025
Yet one statuesque fashion muse, legendary model, cosmetics entrepreneur and humanitarian stands heads above
By christine morrison born zara mohamed abdulmajid, iman—whose name translates from arabic as “faith”—was anointed this traditionally masculine moniker by her mother and grandfather, who wanted her to know she could do anything—and.
Her first modeling assignment was for vogue a year later in 1976 She soon appeared on the cover of some of the world’s most prestigious magazines. She is fluent in five languages Somali, arabic, italian, french and english
She quickly rose to fame, modeling for. Iman abdulmajid is famed for her modeling credits and entrepreneurial activity as well as for being legendary david bowie’s widow Hailing from somalia, iman drew her first breath in the family of diplomat mohamed and gynecologist marian She was raised alongside four siblings
Idil, nadia, elias and feisal
In 1975, the girl relocated to the usa to deal with professional modeling