A biography for Imanhasn’t been written yet.
“I wasn't a major in political science for nothing, so I understood the politics of beauty and the politics of race when it comes to the fashion industry.”
“We all have friends and loved ones who say 60's the new 30. No. Sixty's the new 60.”
“I don't do anything by myself. I have a whole crew to get me ready every day.”
“When everyone is telling you, 'You're so beautiful, there's nobody like you,' you begin to think it's true. But of course there is nobody like you.”
“I did not want to get involved with a rock star. No way. It is not a sane thing to do.”
“I vowed to myself when I got married that I would cook every night. I find it very therapeutic.”
“The day you settle for less is the day you will get less.”
“People talk about the miracle of birth. No. There's the miracle of conception. I did IVF, but nothing happened. So I began to think of adoption, and then I got pregnant. It was definitely a miracle.”
“People called me 'Iman the black model'. In my country, we're all black, so nobody called somebody else black. It was foreign to my ears.”
“I'm always criticised by other Somalis and Muslims for what I'm doing as a model and married to a white man and all that.”
“One afternoon, on my way to the campus - I was majoring in political science at Nairobi University - a photographer by the name of Peter Beard stopped me in the street and asked me if I'd ever been photographed.”
“My father... gave me a positive connection with men because he is a gentleman.”
“We never wore burkas because Somalis had our own culture.”
“Bowie is just a persona. He's a singer, an entertainer. David Jones is a man I met.”
“It's really not a good idea to forecast or double guess the fates; you will always be fooled.”
“I am the face of a refugee. I was once a refugee. I was with my family in exile.”
“Change makes you find your calling, your legacy, and God's divine plan for your life. Don't run from it.”
“Intelligence is sexy. Don't play dumb, especially young girls. Don't play dumb. And let people see that you are intelligent.”
“At the end of the day, my legacy will not be modelling but my cosmetics line.”
“I am so far more secure and more grounded and more know who I am than when I was in my 20s.”