Fatima Siad facts for kids

Fatima Siad (Somali: Faadumo Siyaad, Arabic: فاطمة سياد; born December 17, 1986) is a Somali fashion model. She grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. Fatima was the last person eliminated on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10.

About Fatima Siad

Fatima Siad was born in Mogadishu, Somalia. She grew up there with her mother and two sisters. Her parents separated when she was young. When she was seven, she experienced a traditional practice. Sadly, her two sisters passed away during the civil war in Somalia.

After this, Fatima and her mother moved to the United States for safety. She was thirteen years old at the time. Fatima has shared that she faced challenges and had low self-esteem when she was younger.

Education and Studies

While in high school, Fatima joined the Boston University Upward Bound TRIO program. This program helps students prepare for college. She was also a Posse Scholar, which is a special scholarship.

In 2004, she started college at Bryn Mawr College. Later, she transferred to New York University to study pre-med and political science. Eventually, she returned to Bryn Mawr College to complete her education.

Fatima's Modeling Career

Fatima Siad has had a successful career in the fashion world. She has worked with many top agencies and appeared in famous magazines.

Modeling Agencies

Currently, Fatima is signed with New York Model Management in New York City. She also works with Munich Models in Munich, Germany. In the past, she was with IMG Models in several major cities like New York, Paris, Milan, and London. She also worked with Ace Models in Athens, Greece.

Magazine Features and Print Work

Fatima has been featured on the cover of Colures Magazine and Front Page Style. She has appeared in many fashion magazines around the world. These include American and Spanish Vogue, Elle, Australian and Indonesian Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, and Cosmopolitan.

She has also been seen in Cosmogirl, Ebony, Essence, Women's Wear Daily, Flaunt magazine, and Look Magazine UK. Fatima had a special ten-page photo spread in D la Repubblica Delle Donne magazine. She has also been on the covers of French magazines like The Amuser and Profil Femme.

Fashion Shows and Campaigns

Fatima has walked the runway for many famous designers. These include Giorgio Armani, Hermés, Ralph Lauren, Dries Van Noten, Max Azria, Emilia Wickstead, Moncler Gamme Rouge, J. Crew, Nanette Lepore, Alexandre Vauthier, Hervé Léger, bebe, Tracy Reese, Betsey Johnson, Anne Valérie Hash, and St. John.

She has also been part of advertising campaigns for big brands. Some of these are Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs, Hervé Léger, Tiffany & Co., Armani Exchange, BCBG, Liz Claiborne, Tracy Reese, Express, Talbots, Neiman Marcus, Urban Decay, Aveda, Pantene, L'Oreal, Avon, Sephora, Cynthia Rowley, Clarks and Coca-Cola.

In 2013, Fatima had campaigns with Wildfox's "We're The Kids in America" Spring Collection and Doncaster's Winter 2013 Collection. In 2014, she worked on a campaign for Jonathan Simkhai's Pre-Fall collection. She also had a contract with the Swiss cosmetic company Arbonne. She was one of the new faces for Arbonne FC5 products. Since 2019, Fatima has been featured in advertisements for the beauty brand Chantecaille.

Runway Highlights

Fatima has walked in many fashion weeks. She did a presentation for Gemma Kahng at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2009. She also walked in the Dazzle Your Senses fashion show.

She was part of NYMM's show package for Fall/Winter 2009 New York Fashion Week. She walked for Stærk, Boy by Band of Outsiders, Betsey Johnson and Michael Angel. She also walked for Lublu K. Plastinina in Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010. She even walked for a designer in the Project Runway Season 7 finale.

During Spring/Summer 2012 Paris Fashion Week, Fatima walked for Dries Van Noten, Andrew Gn, Moncler Gamme Rogue and Hermès. She also walked in Armani's "One Night Only" runway show in Fall 2013. She closed the show for designer Thierry Colson.

In New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014, Fatima walked for Emerson by Jackie Fraser-Swan, Kaufmanfranco and Ralph Lauren. She also walked for Ralph Lauren Pre-Fall. For New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2014, she walked for Mara Hoffman, Sally LaPointe, Tome, Lela Rose, Dennis Basso. She also did presentations for Jonathan Simkhai and J. Crew. For London Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2014, Fatima walked for Emilia Wickstead and Lucas Nascimento.

Television Appearances

Fatima Siad is well-known for her time on America's Next Top Model. She has also appeared on other TV shows.

On America's Next Top Model

Fatima was one of the contestants chosen for the tenth cycle of America's Next Top Model. She was the second girl picked for the competition. The judges eliminated Fatima in Rome. She finished in third place.

During her time on the show, Fatima received the "first call-out" three times. This means her photo was judged the best that week. She also won one challenge, which gave her extra photos for her shoot. She was sometimes told she needed to improve at taking direction.

Fatima missed a photo shoot because she had trouble with her travel documents. This almost led to her elimination, but her strong photos saved her. Fatima later shared her opinions about the competition. She was the last girl featured in the Top Models in Action segment during Cycle 12.

Other TV Shows

Fatima has appeared on The Tyra Banks Show several times. She was on episodes like Tyra's Pay It Forward, Recessionista: Queen of Cheap, and the America's Next Top Model Reunion. She also appeared in episodes of Modelville.

Fatima starred in Modelville, a spin-off competition, where she was the last person eliminated. She also made a brief appearance in the Season 1 finale of Kell on Earth.

Other Work and Recognition

Fatima wrote an essay for Orato.com titled Vulnerable Beauty: Finding My Voice. In this essay, she shared her personal story and talked about important issues she hoped to change for young girls.

In October 2015, Cosmopolitan magazine recognized Fatima Siad. They ranked her as one of the most successful contestants from the Top Model TV show series.

See also

In Spanish: Fatima Siad para niños