Fatima Siad
| Fatima Siad فاطمة سياد |
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|---|---|
| Born |
December 17, 1986 Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 11.9 in (1.83 m) |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| Eye color | Dark brown |
| Manager |
IMG Models New York, Paris, Milan, and London Ace Models (Athens) Munich Models Modellink Model Agency |
Fatima Siad (Somali: Fadumo Siyaad, Arabic: فاطمة سياد) (born December 17, 1986) is a Somali-American fashion model. Raised in Boston, Massachusetts, she placed third on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10.
Born in Mogadishu, Somalia to a Somali mother and an Ethiopian father, Siad grew up in Somalia with her mother and two sisters. Her parents divorced at a young age. She underwent female genital cutting when she was seven years old. Her two sisters were killed by the Somali army during the civil war. After her sisters’ deaths, Siad and her mother fled to the United States when she was thirteen for safety. Siad states that she lived in a shack and had low self-esteem when she was younger. While in high school she participated in the Boston University Upward Bound TRIO program. She was a Posse Scholar and went to Bryn Mawr College in 2004. She transferred to New York University to study pre-med and political science. She eventually transferred back to Bryn Mawr College to finish her education.
Siad is currently signed with IMG Models in New York City, Paris, Milan, and London, and Ace Models in Athens, Greece, as well as with Munich Models In Munich, Germany.
She has appeared on the cover of Colures Magazine. She has been on the cover of Front Page Style the May 29, 2009 issue. Siad has appeared in editorials for American and Spanish Vogue, Elle, Australian and Indonesian Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, and Cosmopolitan. She has also appeared in Cosmogirl, Ebony, Essence, Women's Wear Daily, Flaunt magazine, and Look Magazine UK. She had a ten-page spread in D la Repubblica Delle Donne, issue 637. Siad has been on the covers of French magazines, The Amuser, issue two and Profil Femme, April 2009.
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