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Revision as of 14:01, 26 January 2007
Iman (born July 25, 1955 in Mogadishu, Somalia as Iman Abdulmajid, (Somali: Iimaan Cabdimajiid) is a Somali supermodel based in the United States.
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. Iman attended the University of Nairobi. Fluent in five languages, 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. She and her family reside primarily in New York 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, such as 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, see http://www.Keepachildalive.org, which provides drugs (that are available to patients in western countries, but not readily accessible in Africa) to AIDS/HIV children and families in Africa and also in India.
She guest starred on Bravo's TV show, Project Runway, where she wore contestant Daniel's dress to a publicity shoot.
Iman is the cousin of Somali supermodel Waris Dirie.[1]
Selected Filmography
- Exit to Eden (1994)
- Heart of Darkness (TV) (1994)
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
- No Way Out (1987)
Bibliography
- Beauty of Color: The Ultimate Beauty Guide for Skin of Color (2006)
- I Am Iman (2001)
- Naomi (forward) (1996)
External links
- Iman at IMDb
- Iman at Fashion Model Directory
- Iman Cosmetics
- InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse: Iman (TV Interview)