Iman biography wikipedia

(1955-)

Who Is Iman?

Iman is a Somalian-born model and actress. While she was a student at the University of Nairobi, she was discovered by photographer Peter Beard.

Through the 1970s and 1980s, Iman was a favorite model in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.

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Fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent devoted the "African Queen" collection to her. Since retiring from modeling, Iman has done charity work in Somalia, started a cosmetics line and married rocker David Bowie.

Early Life in Somalia

Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid was born on July 25, 1955, in Mogadishu, Somalia.

One of the most sought-after fashion models of the 1970s and 1980s, Iman became a successful business executive in the 1990s with her own line of cosmetics. Married to rock star David Bowie since 1992, she became a mother for the second time in 2000 when she gave birth to their daughter Alexandria.

"She broadened the definition of beauty," declared Washington Post writer Robin Givhan of Iman's st