Iman
Features | Michele Obi | November 5, 2003
Contrary to the prolific universal belief that she was a wild, untamed beauty that spoke an unknown language and was discovered herding goats through the Somalian veldt, the origins of celebrity for magnum super-model and now cosmetic entrepreneur, Iman, are bland in comparison to the facts. The simple truth is that Iman was a University of Nairobi co-ed working her way towards a degree in political science when world-renowned glam photographer Peter Beard spotted her walking across campus. Not exactly herding goats, but pushing a bicycle instead.
Personal background
Born July 25, 1955 in Mogadishu, Somalia
Father was Somalia Ambassador to Saudi Arabia; mother was nurse. Siblings: two brothers and two sisters.
Attended high school in Egypt. Majored in political science at Nairobi University. Speaks five languages.
Discovered in 1975 by photographer Peter Beard while she was a student at Nairobi University.
Married musician and actor David Bowie in Florence, Italy in 1992.
Has one daughter, Zulekha from first marriage.
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Just would like to let you know that she somalian and she ain’t helping her people what soever, many have approached iman for help beacuse of the devastating things that are going on in Somalia right now due to a civil war, instead iman chooses the life of glamour and glits and completely ignores her true roots, the roots that allowed her father to be successfull and abbassodor of saudi arabia, in essence the roots that allowed her to study in foreign countries and live a happy healthy life. I wish the best for her but I wish she used her fame for the better of her people.