'Dear Iman: A Letter to the Beauty Icon'

Copper-toned complexion. Statuesque neck. Gorgeous gaze. Iman, I am confident in my own skin partly because of you.

As a supermodel, actress, entrepreneur, humanitarian, mother and wife, you've reshaped the "universal perception of beauty" and allowed me to embrace and love the young woman that I am -- long legs, neck and all! Read the rest here

Be like.... IMAN!

Check out this awesome tribute to the queen of all African Models and wife of Ziggy Stardust here.

Iman on Al-Jazeera: " the world has given up on Somalia"

  

Iman (Part 1 of a Million)

Iman is like the grand matriach of African Models. It can be argued that she kinda put African Models on the map. She was one of the first African-American models to sign  lucartive campaigns. She started modelling at the age of 19 in 1975. Iman will tell you to your face that she is NOT all that for a Somali. Process that for a minute....This internationally renowed, world class supermodel and beauty icon  is just an average looking Somali girl by Somali beauty standards..jigga what? Yeah...I know. It's true though ...her face for a Somali is sooo plain. However, she's tall and angular and has a killer complexion(like most somalis) and that's how she was able to get  lucartive campagns with Yves St Laurent, Valentino, Versage, Donna Karen, Halston etc..Iman is the inspiration behind this blog so i will randomly and often be paying tribute to her..all hail IMAN...