Halima Aden is a 19-year-old Somali-American who rose to fame by competing in the Miss Minnesota beauty pageant in a hijab, burkini, and other body-covering garb this past November. Thirteen years ...

Model Halima Aden became globally famous when she was the first woman to wear a hijab on the cover of Vogue – twice. Aden also made history when she appeared in Sports Illustrated wearing a burkini.

Halima Aden has come a long way from running around barefoot in a refugee camp in Kenya, to become the first hijabi woman to feature on the cover of British's Vogue. Halima Aden has come a long way ...

Even though she’s just 19, Halima Aden is already used to breaking down barriers. Last year, Aden was the first Muslim student elected homecoming queen at her high school. She was also the first hijab ...