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Halima Aden

1997 - Today

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Halima Aden (Somali: Xaliima Aaden; born September 19, 1997) is an American fashion model. She is noted for being the first woman to wear a hijab in the Miss Minnesota USA 2016 pageant, where she was a semi-finalist. Following her participation in the pageant, Halima received national attention and was signed to IMG Models. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Halima Aden has received more than 702,938 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Halima Aden is the 297th most popular model (down from 277th in 2019), the 138th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 126th in 2019) and the most popular Kenyan Model.

Memorability Metrics

  • 700k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 24.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MODELS

Among models, Halima Aden ranks 297 out of 313. Before her are Maria Borges, Sara Nuru, Caprice Bourret, Hana Soukupová, Namitha, and Daphne Groeneveld. After her are Naima Mora, Alexis Ren, Susie Castillo, Karrueche Tran, Jourdan Dunn, and Claudia Ciesla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1997, Halima Aden ranks 600. Before her are Sina Frei, Jasurbek Yakhshiboev, Stefania LaVie Owen, Cedric Teuchert, Diego Tinoco, and Philipp Ochs. After her are Bernard Tekpetey, Santiago Mele, Danil Lysenko, Lydia Ko, Ekaterina Ryabova, and Bryan Cabezas.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Halima Aden ranks 138 out of 150. Before her are Paul Tanui (1990), Polat Kemboi Arıkan (1990), Sally Barsosio (1978), Priscah Jepleting Cherono (1980), Agnes Tirop (1995), and Micah Kogo (1986). After her are Ali Kaya (1994), Abel Mutai (1988), Ruth Jebet (1996), Nicholas Bett (1990), Ruth Chepng'etich (1994), and Sharon Cherop (1984).

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Among MODELS In Kenya

Among models born in Kenya, Halima Aden ranks 1. 

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