Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid (Somali: Iimaan Maxamed ʿAbdulmajiid, Arabic: ايمان محمد عبد المجيد) (born July 25, 1955), professionally known as Iman (which means "faith" in Arabic), is a Somali model, actress and entrepreneur. She is married to David Bowie.
Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Iman is the daughter of Marian and Mohamed Abdulmajid, a former Somali ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and has two brothers, Elyas and Feisal, and a sister, Nadia. She atte...
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Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid (Somali: Iimaan Maxamed ʿAbdulmajiid, Arabic: ايمان محمد عبد المجيد) (born July 25, 1955), professionally known as Iman (which means "faith" in Arabic), is a Somali model, actress and entrepreneur. She is married to David Bowie.
Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Iman is the daughter of Marian and Mohamed Abdulmajid, a former Somali ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and has two brothers, Elyas and Feisal, and a sister, Nadia. She attended high school in Egypt and later lived in Kenya, where she studied political science at Nairobi University.
Iman is Muslim, and fluent in five languages (Arabic, English, French, Italian, and Somali).
While still at university, Iman was discovered by American photographer Peter Beard, and subsequently moved to the United States to begin a modeling career. Her first modeling assignment was for Vogue a year later in 1976. She soon landed some of the most prestigious magazine covers, establishing herself as a supermodel. Iman was an instant...
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