What is the birth name of supermodel Iman?

Supermodel Iman was born Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid.

Iman was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1955. She later adopted the professional name Iman, which became internationally famous through her work in fashion, beauty advertising, and television. Her early career was helped by photographer Peter Beard, who encountered her while he was working in Africa.

The name Iman is often treated as though it were her birth name, but it is her professional name. Her full birth name is Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid. She later became an entrepreneur and founded Iman Cosmetics, a major cosmetics company created to serve women with a broad range of skin tones.

Iman’s marriage to musician David Bowie also made her widely known outside fashion, but her modeling career and business work established her as an important figure in the supermodel era.