🧕 Somali-American model Halima Aden will be on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s yearly magazine that comes out on May 8th. This makes her the first model to ever appear in the magazine wearing a hijab. This is a huge step when it comes to inclusivity, considering the image synonymous with Sports Illustrated. In the pictures released today, she is seen wearing 2 Burkinis. Here’s what the model told Huffington Post:

“Being in Sports Illustrated is so much bigger than me. It’s sending a message to my community and the world that women of all different backgrounds, looks, upbringings can stand together and be celebrated.”

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Congratulations to Halima for being a part of history! She is representing for the brown girls wearing hijab who never see women on covers who look like them.

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Huffington Post