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It's Black History Month! - Here's video tribute #5 - IMAN!
Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Iman is the daughter of Marian and Mohamed Abdulmajid, a former Somali ambassador to Saudi Arabia. She is Muslim and has two brothers, Elyas and Feisal, and a sister, Nadia. Iman attended high school in Egypt and later lived in Kenya. Fluent in five languages (Arabic, English, French, Italian, and Somali), she studied political science at the University of Nairobi.
* Career
In 1975, Iman was recruited as a model by American photographer Peter Beard and relocated to the United States. Her first modeling assignment was for Vogue in 1976.
The fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent said, "My dream woman is Iman". She recalls her experience as a house model for Yves Saint Laurent's African Queen couture collection as the most memorable moment of her modeling career.
An occasional actress, Iman played a shapeshifter named Martia in the 1991 film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and appeared in the Oscar-winning film Out of Africa alongside Robert Redford and Meryl Streep.
Iman guest-starred in an episode of Bravo's TV show Project Runway, where she wore contestant Daniel Vosovic's dress to a publicity shoot, and a Cycle 5 episode of America's Next Top Model as one of the weekly mentors. Iman is currently the host of Project Runway Canada on the Slice network.
In May 2007 Iman launched her signature line, IMAN Global Chic, on HSN. She is CEO of IMAN Cosmetics, Skincare & Fragrances, a line she launched to market a selection of products towards women of color.
Iman is a spokesperson for the Keep A Child Alive program, which provides drugs to HIV/AIDS children and families in Africa and the rest of the developing world.
Iman is the subject of "I am Iman" a book about her life, filled with images by the most celebrated photographers of the world, with the cover photographed by Markus Klinko and Indrani.
She is signed to 1/One Management in New York City, and Independent Models in London.
She also made a guest star appearance in the hit video: Remember The Time by Michael Jackson.
* Personal life
In 1977, Iman married American basketball player Spencer Haywood. Their daughter, Zulekha Haywood, was born in 1978; the couple divorced in February 1987. On April 24, 1992, she married iconic British musician David Bowie. They have one daughter, Alexandria Zahra "Lexi" Jones, born August 15, 2000. Iman is also stepmother to Bowie's son from a previous marriage, Duncan Jones. Both children bear Bowie's legal surname. Iman and her family reside primarily in Manhattan and London.
In honor of Black History Month, we are taking the second half of the month to do daily video tributes to the Icons of our Black History.
If you would like to have the VIDEO TRIBUTE sent directly to your inbox in video email form - send us your email address and we will do so!
Last week we honored Billie Holiday, Chuck Berry, Donny Hathaway and Theresa Graves- "Get Christie Love!" Yesterday (Monday) was Marvin Gaye!
If you are on the e-mail list, they are already in your email box.
If you missed any or have deleted them in error and would still like to view them, let us know and we will send those to youl
Thanks for your support and kudos.
And please........ share the video tributes with your friends and families. If we don't honor our history....noone else will!
Peace
Kerri Officer-Young
Oasis Cosmetics and Natural Skin Healing, founder/CEO
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