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Sometimes I'll go with a long hijab, or sometimes I'll wear my scarf and go somewhat business-y with a blazer. Every day is something new.
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My goal is to send a message to Muslim women and young women everywhere that it's okay to break stereotypes and be yourself.
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I sleep with aloe vera on - it's super moisturizing and good for the skin - and I'll switch that up with honey, which I leave on for 10 minutes then wash off.
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I will stand up for a girl who is being harassed or bullied for choosing to wear revealing clothes. I will stand up for that!
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I want to show people there's not just one way of being Muslim.
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I remember, when I lived in a refugee camp, it was the people who weren't Somali, the people who came from Western countries, who helped the most. I remember being six and thinking, 'I want to be one of those women,' because I knew how much they helped us.
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Being Somali, being Muslim, it's always something I've been very proud of.
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We all have different things that make us strong and weak, but if we communicate and we really open ourselves and open our hearts, you're going to be amazed by the things that you can learn.
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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.
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Diversity and inclusion are always something industries should strive for.
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I think to be Miss U.S.A., first of all, you need to represent everybody, all of us here.
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I am proud of being a Somali-American Muslim, and my wardrobe has been an important part of my religious and cultural upbringing.
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There are so many Muslim women that feel like they don't fit society's standard of beauty. I just wanted to tell them it's OK to be different; being different is beautiful, too.
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Society puts so much pressure on girls to look a certain way.
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I don't just want to support only Muslim women. I want to inspire women across the board, and I'm hoping they won't allow things to get in the way.
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You don't have to show a lot of skin to be beautiful.
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I don't want to be taller; I want to be myself.
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It's always been hard trying to find the right pieces that go together, but it's always been something that interests me - finding new ways to be fashionable and cute but still being modest.
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I never grew up seeing women that looked like me in magazines or on TV and didn't feel like I had a place in the world of fashion. I am honoured to be part of that change.
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I haven't received any pressure to be anything other than myself, and for that, I am so grateful.
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I feel like with anything you choose to do in this world, there are always gonna be people who disagree. But I've had a lot more supporters than critics.
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I have much more to offer than my physical appearance, and a hijab protects me against 'You're too skinny,' 'You're too thick,' 'Look at her hips,' 'Look at her thigh gap.' I don't have to worry about that.
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I thought for a very long time that I had to conform or maybe change the way I look, or maybe the hijab was dimming my beauty. I took a moment, and then I realized, you know what, there's a lot of girls who do wear this, and this is their reality. It just made me even more prouder to wear it.
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If you think people are against you and that you're a target, things will start appearing that way. I just go about my day, and I don't think anyone is out to get me.
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