halima aden, 19, st cloud!competing in miss minnesota usa in 2016, the first hijab and modest swimsuit wearing contestant to do so, she was spotted by modelling agency img. a couple of years ago, had you told me this was going to be my life, i would have been like, no way! i was working housekeeping, going to school full—time, and ijust, i didn't plan to be in the fashion industry. in the 102—year history, i was the first model in a hijab to feature on the cover of british vogue. and i remember that being such a proud moment for me. it was written in her modelling contract that she would never remove her hijab, and that she would have a blacked—out box to change in on the shoots to protect her modesty. by 2019 she was walking the runway with fashion superstars and making history yet again, collaborating with designers like tommy hilfiger to become the first model to wear a burkini in sports illustrated magazine. hi! since quitting, she hasn't publicly spoken about her experiences with industry insiders, but now

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and we hear from supermodel halima aden on why she quit the fashion industry. felt great pressure being the first muslim hijab—wearing model in the industry, and it got to a place where i was so far removed from my own image. it's the eve of the olympic games�* opening ceremony in tokyo, a city where coronavirus cases are now the highest they've been since the middle ofjanuary. being held without spectators for one change and also covid—19 cases are going out for spectators and athletes. on thursday, tokyo reported close to 2000 new coronavirus cases, up by more than 600 compared with the same day last week. this chart shows the seven—day average of daily covid cases in the capital. so far this month, a total of 91 cases directly linked to the olympics have been recorded. 0rganisers say these are isolated. they're keen to disassociate the games from any connection with cases in the wider population. sebastian coe is a double olympic champion and president of world athletics. he spoke earlier to the bbc�*s garry richardson. i do know that the protocols that were

and we hear from supermodel halima aden on why she quit

when the supermodel halima aden announced she was quitting modelling in november last year because it industry. now, halima has been speaking to the bbc. here's what she had to say. you know, it's not that i was made to do things that i didn't want, but i think — like many models, you start off very young, i was 19 when i started modelling — and i remember bringing a suitcase to sets of full of hijabs and fabrics and leggings and sweaters and turtlenecks and all these things that i would bring and work with the stylist on set to achieve the shoot. and then the last two years of my career, i kind of trusted the stylist on set to style me. and that's when i saw that my image was changing, my hijab style was changing, it kept getting smaller and smaller. and in a way, i had almost lost my true identity as a hijab—wearing muslim woman because the styles that they were dressing me in didn't really make it a hijab. it was hats and accessories and jeans and versace this and that... in place of a traditional hijab, is my point. i, along with a lot of people — when covid—19 happened, i had a c

halima aden made catwalk history when she became the world's first hijab—wearing supermodel. never got to experience flipping through a magazine and seeing somebody in a hijab, somebody i could relate to. so to be that person for other girls was just a dream come true. but over time, halima felt the industry was clashing

when the supermodel halima aden announced she was quitting modelling in november last year because itugh the fashion industry. now, halima, who became a trailblazer for wearing her hijab on the catwalk and in photoshoots, has told the bbc in a new documentary that towards the end of her modelling career she felt she had lost control of her identity. she told me more a little earlierfrom munich. i'm so excited for the documentary that is coming out this saturday. it's going to be a conversation between tommy hilfiger and i, and i'm going to be discussing why i have left the fashion industry. you say, too, that you got to a place where you are so far removed from your own image and that the way you were being styled, your hijab kept shrinking, it seemed to get smaller with each shoot. so, was that a feeling that you were losing control, you were being made to do things you didn't want? you know, it's not that i was made to do things that i didn't want, but i think — like many models, you start off very young, i was 19 when i started modelling — and i remember bringing a suitcase to sets

muslim model halima aden meets with fashion great tommy hilfiger.ice to see you. let's start with a huge blow to organisers of the rugby league world cup in england this autumn. australia and new zealand have pulled out of the tournament, citing "player welfare and safety concerns" related to covid—19, and want it postponed till next year. they're the two biggest sides in the men's and women's games, and the withdrawal will also affect the wheelchair competition. the rugby football league have hit back, calling it a selfish and cowardly decision, and rfl president clare balding says it's devastating news. so wet i don't understand about this is why the rugby league has decided to withdraw from the biggest tournament that has ever been staged in rugby league. actually, we could wait a couple of months, and if they still felt that badly, then let's look at it closer to the time, but it seems very odd timing, and i think there is still quite a lot of work going on to try to repair that situation and find a solution because particularly for the women's

when the supermodel halima aden announced she was quitting modelling in november last year — because in photoshoots, has told the bbc in a new documentary that towards the end of her modelling career she felt she had lost control of her identity. here's what she had to say. you know, it's not that i was made to do things i didn't want but i think like many models, you start out very young. i was 19 when i started modelling and i remember bringing sets, suitcases to set full of the jobs and fabrics and leggings and sweaters and turtlenecks and all these things that i would bring and work with the stylist onset to achieve the shoot. this towels that they are addressing me in, didn't really make it that. is and accessories and genes and for sachi this and that. in place of the traditional hijab. i had the chance to stay often reflect due to the pandemic and like many people, i decided to make career changes. a reminder of our top story. the olympic games have been formally opened by emperor naruhito ofjapan at a pared down ceremony in tokyo. good evening. well, northern ireland saw temp

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halima aden, bbc news. breaking news about the croydon tram crash in 2016.ompletely multinational, multiracial. there should not be these prejudices. having said which, there are some difficulties. i can only speak for my own agency but around two years ago when all these issues were being raised we interviewed everyone of our ethnic minority models try and find out if they had issues. we were quite surprised because the issue thatis quite surprised because the issue that is referred to in that interview is one that comes up, recognising their specific needs. if you are a black model and nobody knows how to do your hair or you make up, and after 35 minutes you are the corner as told to do yourself, it is incredibly belittling and totally undermining. and fundamentally wrong. what we have done is that for any shoot where one of our black or coloured models with particular skin tones and so on is being shot than way make sure that we go to a list of specialists to have someone suitable on the should. we can only make that recommendation to the client because t

when supermodel halima aden announced she was quitting modelling in november last year because it wasmes in the fashion industry. but over time, she felt uncomfortable about some of the styles she was being asked to model. i felt great pressure being the first muslim hijab—wearing model in the industry and it got to a place where i was so far removed from my own image and my hijab kept shrinking. now we have brought her together with fashion designer tommy hilfiger, who she worked with extensively to talk about the need for change in the fashion industry. i understand why you left the fashion industry, and i'm surprised more models have not been vocal about it, because there has been a lot of abuse, and i would say disrespect. i've been speaking with models from diverse backgrounds here in london so they can share their experiences and questions with halima and tommy. i've been asked by a stylist i if i could wear a cutout dress and we had a whole argument i about it, because i told them that i wasn't willing to wear. something so revealing. i think it's outrageous. that really angers

when supermodel halima aden announced she was quitting modelling in november last year because it wasrt of a business which has such outrageously antiquated ideas. this is another reason why there needs to be is another reason why there needs to he diversity— is another reason why there needs to be diversity with the make—up crew, hire, _ be diversity with the make—up crew, hire, stylists. it's notjust about having a diverse catwalk. now let's speak with davina appiagyei, policy researcher at the think tank fashion roundtable who published a report earlier this week with the parliamentary group for textiles and fashion, which found that discrimination "pervades the fashion industry." thank you forjoining us. what, in your opinion, was the most striking finding from this report? to your opinion, was the most striking finding from this report?— finding from this report? to be honest, there _ finding from this report? to be honest, there were so - finding from this report? to be honest, there were so many i finding from this report? to be i honest, there were so many striking findings. i