There are some people who have helped to advance me and other girls, but the fashion industry is always behind popular culture. They think they understand the zeitgeist. They don't know anything about the zeitgeist. Iman advanceculturefashion share on social
I've always said if what I'm going to create doesn't look good on everybody, I'm not going to do it. Iman creategoodhave Change image and share on social
The day you settle for less is the day you will get less. Iman daysettle Change image and share on social
I have a 15-year-old daughter who thinks that I always had this self confidence that I have now at the age of 60. And I always tell her that what she is going through - the low self-esteem as a teenager - that is a right of passage. Iman ageconfidencedaughter share on social
I was raised to treat my body as a temple, but even as a little girl, I had a major issue with self-esteem. I thought there was something wrong with the temple. Iman bodyesteemgirl Change image and share on social
I was not considered beautiful at all. Really. And this is what all models say. But I'm still not considered that beautiful in my country. I don't know the beauty ideal where I come from - but it's not me. Iman beautifulbeautyconsider share on social
My given name was Zahra, which is the 'flower of the desert.' I don't look anything like the flower of the desert. My name was changed by my grandfather to Iman, which means 'have faith.' And it meant to have faith that a daughter would come. Iman changedaughterdesert share on social
At the end of the day, a 34B doesn't give you self-esteem. Iman 34bdayend Change image and share on social
I thought at 46 years old, I've been removed from the fashion industry for 10 years. I couldn't possibly write a model's book. That's for a 20-year-old. But I could say what I want to say without chastising the industry. Iman bookchastisefashion share on social
I was born in Somalia, which is in East Africa. My parents started with nothing: poor, poor, poor. They eloped, which was unheard of in my country, when my father was 17 and my mother was 14. Iman africabearcountry Change image and share on social
