{"id":281444,"date":"2016-11-28T13:01:44","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T18:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rael.org\/?p=281444"},"modified":"2020-10-30T13:08:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T17:08:08","slug":"muslim-teen-first-to-compete-in-hijab-for-miss-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noproxy.rael.org\/nl\/muslim-teen-first-to-compete-in-hijab-for-miss-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslim teen first to compete in hijab for Miss Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"
RAEL\u2019S COMMENT:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
Wonderful! Freedom to be topless AND freedom to wear whatever you wish!<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

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A Somali-American has become the first to compete in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant wearing a hijab and burkini.<\/p>\n

Halima Aden, 19, donned the traditional Islamic dress and full-body “burkini” during the event’s swimsuit segment.<\/p>\n

Ms Aden, who was born in Kenya and moved as a child to St Cloud, Minnesota, was one of the top 15 contestants in the two-day pageant.<\/p>\n

She said she hopes her participation inspires other Muslim women to be confident about their identity.<\/p>\n

“A lot of people will look at you and will fail to see your beauty because you’re covered up and they’re not used to it, so growing up I just had to work on my people skills and give people a chance to really know me besides the clothing,” Ms Aden\u00a0told local television station KARE.<\/p>\n

The St Cloud resident said she was overwhelmed to be in the top 15 contestants and has received an outpouring of support from women around the world.<\/p>\n

“This is a big win for us, you know. I’m the first to do this and I’m hoping to see more Muslim women wearing burkinis and being celebrated,” she said.<\/p>\n

“I’m just challenging you to be outgoing and just do your best in everything that you do.”<\/p>\n

Minnesota is home to the largest concentration of Somali immigrants in the US.<\/p>\n

Denise Wallace, executive co-director of the Miss Minnesota USA pageant, praised Ms Aden for her decision to wear the traditional dress.<\/p>\n

“I think for Halima standing on the stage this weekend she is showing other women that they too can do that and that it’s possible for them,” she said.<\/p>\n

The winner of the pageant was Minneapolis resident Meredith Gould, who will go on to compete in the Miss USA pageant next year.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-38135300<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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