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To be honest, before I joined the industry, I knew very little about the fashion world, and I hardly knew any name brands. Probably because the price tags were a little too high, and home girl needed to work. Halima Aden

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I have much more to offer than my physical appearance, and a hijab protects me against 'You're too skinny,' 'You're too thick,' 'Look at her hips,' 'Look at her thigh gap.' I don't have to worry about that. Halima Aden

It's always been hard trying to find the right pieces that go together, but it's always been something that interests me - finding new ways to be fashionable and cute but still being modest. Halima Aden

When people put labels on us, it doesn't always enclose everything that we are. So even though I'm proud to be Somali, I'm proud to be American, at the end of the day, I'm still Halima, and I take things from both sides and combine them, and I make my own little category. I'm me! Halima Aden

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What I do is I always try to educate myself about my neighbors, about the people I meet. Halima Aden

Myself People Try Meet Neighbors About Always Educate

I know I got to do something that's one in a million, to escape a refugee camp, to come to this country and have so many doors open for me. So I want to go back and make a difference and give motivation or hope to all the kids that never got to leave or have the privilege that I did. Halima Aden

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It's important to remember all the millions of people that are starving. Halima Aden

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You don't let being the first to do it stop you or get in the way. Halima Aden

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I feel bad for my little cousins who don't see themselves being represented, or the little girls in my community who won't have a chance to see a Disney princess... who resembles them. Halima Aden

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I haven't received any pressure to be anything other than myself, and for that, I am so grateful. Halima Aden

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When you have a lot of women in our state that do wear the hijab, we should be able to see that everywhere. Halima Aden

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If you think people are against you and that you're a target, things will start appearing that way. I just go about my day, and I don't think anyone is out to get me. Halima Aden

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Moisturizing every night is important. When you're 50 or 60, it's going to show if you don't take care of it. You have to prepare when you're young, so you still have that healthy, glowing skin when you're 60 or 70. Halima Aden

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Product-wise, I use a morning and night cleanser. I'm really not a brand person. Halima Aden

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A lot of people have the misconception that, as a Muslim woman, I am somehow against women wearing bikinis. No, I want women to feel comfortable and confident in whatever they wear. Halima Aden

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I truly believe diversity is beauty. Halima Aden

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We all have different things that make us strong and weak, but if we communicate and we really open ourselves and open our hearts, you're going to be amazed by the things that you can learn. Halima Aden

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People I looked up to a lot were, you know, Oprah because she had a rough childhood but overcame so many obstacles and broke barriers to become who she is. It was really eye opening to me: just because I had a rough childhood doesn't mean that I can't make something of myself. Halima Aden

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Back in high school, I didn't ever see a Muslim homecoming king or queen - there was never even anyone nominated. It just seemed for a lot of those events, Muslim kids were not being included, and it was probably our fault too - no one was going for it, but no one was trying to push us to do it, you know? Halima Aden

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I don't want to be taller; I want to be myself. Halima Aden

Myself Taller Want

Shopping for hijabs has always been fun for me. I was so excited to begin wearing a headscarf. I had always looked up to my mother as she wore hers, and I was eager to emulate her beauty and the wonderful things she represented. Halima Aden

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