Burkinis Are 'Still beautiful': Halima Aden Muslim Model Sends Message With Photos To 'Sports Illustrated'

Burkinis Are 'Still beautiful': Halima Aden Muslim Model Sends Message With Photos To 'Sports Illustrated'

You get the scraps, you get the bruises, you get all of that,” Banks explains. “That’s what first is. First is not easy.”.

Halima Aden made history when she became the first Muslim model to appear in Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue wearing a hijab and a burkini. Now, she’s setting out to shatter perceptions surrounding the modest look and encouraging  other women to celebrate it.

A girl wearing a burkini could be right alongside a woman that’s wearing a bikini and it’s still beautiful, Aden shares with Yahoo Lifestyle on the BUILD series stage. “Whatever makes you feel the most confident should be what is celebrated.

And although Aden has now become the “first,” she knows that she certainly won’t be the last, and already has hopes to one day design a burkini in collaboration with Sports Illustrated.

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Source: Yahoo lifestyle