Story highlights "I grew up feeling like hijab would hold me back," Afia saysCoverGirl's announcement is the latest to promote diversity(CNN) A Muslim, hijab-wearing woman is now one of the easy, breezy and beautiful faces of CoverGirl. For Afia, a Muslim woman in hijab representing a mainstream US cosmetics brand, is a milestone for the Muslim community. "It means that little girls that grew up like me have something to look up to. I grew up feeling like hijab would hold me back." If that was ever the case, it seems like the hijab certainly isn't holding Afia back now.

Source: CNN November 04, 2016 11:25 UTC