Ugbad Abdi Explained

Ugbad Abdi
Birth Place:Kismayo, Somalia
Occupation:Model
Years Active:2019–present
Haircolor:Brown
Eyecolor:Brown
Height:[1]
Agency:Next Management (worldwide)[2]

Ugbad Abdi is a Somali-American fashion model. Born in Somalia and raised in a Kenyan refugee camp and Des Moines, Iowa, she debuted as a Valentino haute couture model, then opened shows for Marc Jacobs and Michael Kors at New York Fashion Week. She is the first model to walk shows for Fendi and Lanvin while wearing hijab.

Early life

Abdi was born in Kismayo, Somalia.[3] Her family fled the Somali Civil War, first to a refugee camp in Kenya, then in 2009, when Abdi was nine years old, to Des Moines, Iowa with the help of UNICEF.[4] [5] Shortly after graduating from high school in Des Moines, Abdi was scouted on Instagram.[6] She visited New York for the first time to meet with agency representatives, and signed with Next Management.[7]

Career

Abdi made her runway debut in the 2018/2019 Valentino haute couture show.[8] She has opened New York Fashion Week shows for Marc Jacobs and Michael Kors. Abdi has also walked in shows for Chanel, Miu Miu, Simone Rocha, Burberry, Fendi, Lanvin, Max Mara, and Dries van Noten.[9] In April 2019, she appeared in British, American, and Arabian editions of Vogue simultaneously. Abdi has been called "one of Fall 2019's breakout models".[10] In 2022, she appeared on the cover of Vogue France with Danish model Mona Tougaard.[11]

Personal life

Abdi is Muslim, and began wearing hijab at the age of fourteen. She wears head coverings while modeling, and in 2019 became Fendi and Lanvin's first runway model to wear hijab. She has five siblings, two of whom were born after the family moved to the United States. She speaks Somali and English.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New York: Ugbad. Next Management. October 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191001043457/https://www.nextmanagement.com/new-york/profile/ugbad. October 1, 2019. live.
  2. Web site: Ugbad - Model. Models.com. December 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191012230818/https://models.com/models/ugbad-a. October 12, 2019. live.
  3. Ugbad Abdi on Joining the New Generation of Modest Models Changing the Runways. Vogue Arabia. Christine. van Deemter. October 13, 2019. December 21, 2019.
  4. Web site: Ugbad: A New Face, A New Story, A New Era. i-D. Jess. Cole. April 29, 2019. October 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191001043454/https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/3k3q9j/ugbad-abdi-interview-shoot. October 1, 2019. live.
  5. Web site: Dazed 100: Ugbad, model. Dazed. Charlotte. Gush. May 3, 2019 . October 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191001043457/https://www.dazeddigital.com/projects/article/44196/1/ugbad-abdi-model-biography-dazed-100-2019-profile. October 1, 2019. live.
  6. News: Ugbad Abdi Interview: The Inspiring Journey of a Game-changing Supermodel. subscription. The Sunday Times. Rachael. Combe. April 14, 2019. October 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191001074121/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ugbad-abdi-interview-the-inspiring-journey-of-a-game-changing-supermodel-7hrxkv9fr. October 1, 2019. live.
  7. News: The Iowa Teen Opening New Doors in Fashion. The Wall Street Journal. Ray A.. Smith. September 29, 2019. October 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190930232027/https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-iowa-teen-opening-new-doors-in-fashion-11569754801. September 30, 2019. live.
  8. Web site: Model to Watch in V119: Ugbad Abdi. V Magazine. James. Manno. April 25, 2019. October 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191001050502/https://vmagazine.com/article/model-to-watch-ugbad-abdi/. October 1, 2019. live.
  9. Web site: 5 Things To Know About Rising Hijabi Model Ugbad Abdi. Harper's Bazaar Arabia. Tally. Sargent. March 5, 2019. October 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191001043503/https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/people/news/meet-rising-hijabi-model-ugbad-abdi. October 1, 2019. live.
  10. Web site: Meet the Somali Model Breaking Boundaries in Paris. Vogue. Janelle. Okwodu. February 28, 2019. October 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190822132441/https://www.vogue.com/vogueworld/article/somali-model-ugbad-fall-2019-breakout. August 22, 2019. live.
  11. Web site: Mona Tougaard and Ugbad Abdi: The model revolution on the cover of the August 2022 edition of Vogue France. Trochu. Eugénie. Vogue France. 21 July 2022.

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