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She also claimed that during her work she was forced into situations where she had to compromise her religious beliefs.
Aden said that while working on a shoot for American Eagle Outfitters, she agreed to wear a pair of the company's jeans draped over her head instead of her headscarf.
She said that she sobbed in her hotel room after the shoot, and that the incident lead to her feeling as though she had lost a part of herself.
'But… this isn't even my style?? Never was. Why did I allow them to put jeans on my head when at the time I had only ever worn skirts and long dresses?,' she wrote.
'I went back to my hotel room & just sobbed after this shoot because deep down I knew this wasn't it. But was too scared to speak up.
'The truth is I was very UNCOMFORTABLE. This just ain't me.'
Halima Aden quits runway modelling over religious views
She also claimed that during her work she was forced into situations where she had to compromise her religious beliefs.
Aden said that while working on a shoot for American Eagle Outfitters, she agreed to wear a pair of the company's jeans draped over her head instead of her headscarf.
She said that she sobbed in her hotel room after the shoot, and that the incident lead to her feeling as though she had lost a part of herself.
'But… this isn't even my style?? Never was. Why did I allow them to put jeans on my head when at the time I had only ever worn skirts and long dresses?,' she wrote.
'I went back to my hotel room & just sobbed after this shoot because deep down I knew this wasn't it. But was too scared to speak up.
'The truth is I was very UNCOMFORTABLE. This just ain't me.'