Iman

Iman (born July 25, 1955 in Mogadishu, Somalia as Iman Abdulmajid, (Somali: Iimaan Cabdimajiid) is a supermodel based in the United States.

The daughter of the Somali ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Iman attended high school in Egypt and later lived in Nairobi, Kenya, where her parents still reside. Iman attended the University of Nairobi. Fluent in five languages, she studied political science and was recruited as a model by American photographer Peter Beard.

Relocating to the United States, she married basketball player Spencer Haywood in 1977. Their daughter, Zulekha Haywood, was born in 1978; the couple divorced in 1987. She is now married to British rock star and actor, David Bowie. They have one daughter, Alexandria Zahra Jones, born August 15, 2000. She is also the stepmother to Bowie's son, Duncan Jones.

Iman played a shapeshifter named Martia in the 1991 hit film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. She also appeared as a character in the computer game Omikron - The Nomad Soul. She has become a citizen of the United States and is currently CEO of Iman Cosmetics, Skincare and Fragrances, a line she launched to market a selection of products for non-white skins.

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