Independent – by Olivia Petter
An aspiring model has become the first Miss Maine pageant contestant to wear a hijab on stage.
Hamdia Ahmed was born in Somalia and raised in a refugee camp in Kenya and hopes to be scouted by a modelling agent.
She now lives in the US and studies political science at the University of Southern Maine. Continue reading “Muslim Woman Becomes First Miss Maine Contestant To Wear A Hijab”