Somali-American model Halima Aden will be the first woman to wear a hijab and burkini in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, an annual edition perhaps best known for its pictures of bikini-clad models frolicking on the beach, the magazine said Monday. It was not clear Monday if Aden would be the first Muslim model to appear in the swimsuit issue, which has been published for decades. But the magazine said she would be the first Muslim model to appear wearing a burkini, a full-body swimsuit worn by some observant Muslim women. The swimsuit issue will be on newsstands May 8, Sports Illustrated said in a statement. “It is not my culture to do pageantry; it is very much an American culture,” she said in the video.

Source: National Post April 30, 2019 12:45 UTC