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Born in Mogadishu, Somalia to a Somali mother and an Ethiopian father, Fatima Siad grew up in Somalia with her mother and two sisters. Her parents divorced at a young age. She underwent female genital cutting when she was seven years old. Her two sisters were killed by the Somali army during the civil war. After her sisters’ deaths, Siad and her mother fled to the United States when she was thirteen for safety. Siad states that she lived in a shack and had low self-esteem when she was younger. While in high school she participated in the Boston University Upward Bound TRIO program. She was a Posse Scholar and went to Bryn Mawr College in 2004.She transferred to New York University to study pre-med and political science. She eventually transferred back to Bryn Mawr College to finish her education.

 

Despite her troubled Childhood Fatima Siad  didn't let that get in the way of her success. Her fine goddess beauty, made it easier for her to be featured in various magazines like Boston Globe, Cosmo Girl Twice in 2008, Essence Magazine, Look Magazine UK, Fashion Magazine, Elle, Ebony Magazine and Marie Claire.

          

  

 

^{Due to her outstanding commitment in her work and career she still wanted more. Siad was then asked to write for Orato.com in an autobiography essay tittled Vulnerable Beauty:Finding my voice where she openly talked about Female Genital Mutilation.}  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

 

 

 

Fatima Siad has an inspiring story to tell and which she has shared it with numerous people around the world. Now she is  among the most well paid models in the fashion industry and the most wanted for fashion runways and magazine shoots. From a small based community in Somalia to a big fashion model in Africa and Beyond.

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