Iman (model)

Iman
Birth name	Iman Abdulmajid (Somali: Iimaan Cabdimajiid)
Date of birth	July 25 1955 (1955-07-25) (age 52)
Place of birth	Mogadishu, Somalia
Height	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Dark brown
Dress size	6 (US), 36 (EU)
Shoe size	8
Spouse(s)	Spencer Haywood (1977-1987) David Bowie (1992-present)
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Iman (born July 25, 1955 in Mogadishu, Somalia as Iman Abdulmajid, Somali: Iimaan Cabdimajiid) is a Somali supermodel based in the United States.

Biography

The daughter of the Somali ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Iman attended high school in Egypt and later lived in Nairobi, Kenya, where her parents still reside. Her cousin is Waris Dirie, a Somali supermodel and a UN advocat. Fluent in five languages - Arabic, English, French, Italian, and Somali - she studied political science and was recruited as a model by American photographer Peter Beard. Relocating to the United States, she married African American basketball player Spencer Haywood in 1977. Their daughter, Zulekha Haywood, was born in 1978; the couple divorced in 1987. She married British rock star and actor David Bowie in 1992. They have one daughter, Alexandria Zahra Jones, born August 15, 2000. She is also the stepmother to Bowie's son, Duncan Jones Both children bear Bowie's legal surname. Iman and her family reside primarily in Manhattan and London. Iman has become a citizen of the United States and is currently CEO of Iman Cosmetics, Skincare and Fragrances, a line she launched to market a selection of products for women of color. She has also periodically acted, playing a shapeshifter named Martia in the 1991 hit film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and a character in the computer game Omikron - The Nomad Soul. Iman is a spokesperson for Keep A Child Alive, which provides drugs to HIV/AIDS children and families in Africa and India. She guest starred on Bravo's TV show, Project Runway, where she wore contestant Daniel's dress to a publicity shoot. She also guest-starred on America's Next Top Model as one of the weekly mentors in Cycle 5, and she is currently the host of Project Runway Canada on the Slice network in Canada. In December 2007 Iman launched her signature fashion line, IMAN Global Chic, on HSN. Iman values her family and spends much time including holidays with relatives in London, Los Angeles and New York as well as flying relatives and friends out regularly to her homes in Hollywood and Manhattan .

Trivia

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• Naomi Campbell has said Iman inspired her to model.
• The name Iman in Arabic means "faith".

Filmography

• The Deli (1997) .... Avocado Lady
• Exit to Eden (1994) .... Nina Blackstone
• Heart of Darkness (1994) (TV) .... Black Beauty
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) .... Martia
• The Linguini Incident (1991) .... Dali Guest
• House Party 2 (1991) .... Sheila Landreaux
• Lies of the Twins (1991) (TV) .... Cat
• L.A. Story (1991) .... Cynthia
• Surrender (1987) .... Hedy
• No Way Out (1987) .... Nina Beka
• Out of Africa (1985) .... Mariammo
• Exposed (1983) .... Model
• The Human Factor (1979) .... Sarah

Magazine Covers

External links

• Iman Cosmetics
• Iman at the Internet Movie Database
• Iman Official Myspace page
• Iman in the Fashion Model Directory
• Iman article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
• InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse: Iman (TV Interview)
• Interview with Iman about Project Runway Canada
• Iman Interview on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos