Ubah Hassan

Ubah Hassan
Native name اوبح حسن
Born (1987-08-27) 27 August 1987[1][2]
Somalia
Nationality Canadian
Religion Islam

Modeling information

Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Hair color Brown
Eye color Brown

Ubah Hassan (Somali: Ubax Xasan, Arabic: اباه حسن; born 27 August 1987) is a Somali-Canadian model. She has worked with a number of top designers and is also involved in philanthropic work.

Personal life

Hassan was born in Somalia in 1987. In 1997, she immigrated to Canada with her family.[2][3]

Career

Hassan was talent-spotted in a park in Canada by a photographer, and was subsequently signed with Click Model Management in New York City. There, she started doing photoshoots and walking fashion runways.[4]

In May 2008, Hassan was featured as Model.com's model of the week.[4] She was the face of Ralph Lauren's s/s 09 campaign the following year. Hassan has also done work with other top designers, including Oscar de la Renta, Rachel Roy, Malan Breton, Betsey Johnson, and Gucci.[5][6]

Hassan is signed to Richard's International Model Management in Vancouver, her mother agency. She also works with Folio in Montréal, Women's Management in New York, and Why Not in Milan.[3]

Philanthropy

Additionally, Hassan is involved in philanthropic work. She has worked closely with the TOMS global charity, traveling to Cambodia.[7][8]

In 2015, Ubah!, a documentary short about Hassan and her activism directed by Joe Berlinger, also premiered on CNN.[7]

See also

References

  1. "Ubah Hassan's Birthday Party". Patrick McMullan Company. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Ubah Hassan". New York Magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Ubah Hassan". Model Resource. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Model of the Week". Model. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  5. "Ubah Hassan". Style. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  6. "Model Ubah Hassan wears the latest red hot fashion". Telegraph. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Preview of "Ubah!"". CNN. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  8. "TOMS Shoes Spring Catalogue on Location in Cambodia with Dengue Fever". Hanuman Films. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

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