{"id":65842,"date":"2021-02-08T10:30:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T15:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/newfaces\/?p=65842"},"modified":"2021-02-08T16:33:09","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T21:33:09","slug":"donna-moussa-bahdon-on-changing-prejudices-against-black-muslim-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/newfaces\/modeloftheweek\/65842","title":{"rendered":"Donna Moussa-Bahdon On Changing Prejudices Against Black Muslim Women"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-65842 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2021\/02\/MOTW_Donna_TheLions_2000_01.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"On left, hat by ERIC JAVITS, blazer YSL vintage, hijab (worn throughout) model&#039;s own. 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On right, hat by ERIC JAVITS, blazer YSL vintage.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<blockquote><p>Donna was photographed exclusively for MODELS.com by <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/andrew-yee\">Andrew Yee<\/a> @ <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/Atelier-Management\">Atelier Management (New York)<\/a>, with makeup by <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/walter-obal\">Walter Obal<\/a> @ <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/the-wall-group\">The Wall Group ((worldwide))<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"writeup\">\n<h2>interview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong><br \/>\nDonna Moussa-Bahdon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agency:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/The-Lions\">The Lions (New York)<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/Models-1\">Models 1 (London)<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/amti-toronto\">AMTI: Toronto<\/a>, V MGMT \u2122\ufe0f (Mother Agency)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:<\/strong><br \/>\n26<\/p>\n<p><strong>Height:<\/strong><br \/>\n5&#8217;8&#8243;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place of Origin:<\/strong><br \/>\nEdmonton, Canada<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ethnic Origin:<\/strong><br \/>\nDjibouti\/Somali<\/p>\n<p><strong>Birthsign:<\/strong><br \/>\nLibra<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/donnam__\">@donnam__<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>How discovered:<\/strong><br \/>\nI posted a couple of selfies on Twitter &#038; Instagram and they went viral. Agents began reaching out to me through my DM&#8217;s on Instagram and that\u2019s how I met my Managers, Valent\u00e9 Fanning and Roderick Hawthorne at V MGMT\u2122\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best modeling experience so far?<\/strong><br \/>\nHonestly, I think Holt Renfrew was one of my most exciting shoots. We shot in Canada and the brand is aligned with where I want to go with my career in terms of luxury, high fashion and beauty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Currently you&#8217;re obsessed with\/about:<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019m currently obsessed with everything podcasts and finding new interesting series. I\u2019m also obsessed with finding new hiking trails. I&#8217;m fortunate enough to live not far from a National Park so I\u2019ve been spending time there with my siblings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is something you\u2019ve always wanted to do\/try?<\/strong><br \/>\nDefinitely skydiving! I really wanna experience the thrill of jumping out of a plane. <\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you want to make an impact in the world?<\/strong><br \/>\nI want to be remembered as someone who is kind, giving, as someone who always has something to benefit people. One thing I want to help change are the many prejudices surrounding Black Muslim Women like myself. I want to help by playing a significant role within the industry by tackling the stigma that surrounds us and utilizing my voice and platform to create real space for conversation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the best piece of advice you\u2019ve ever been given?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe best advice I\u2019ve ever received is to never worry about what others are doing because comparing yourself to others hinders you from being your best. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donna was photographed exclusively for MODELS.com by Andrew Yee @ Atelier Management (New York), with makeup by Walter Obal @ The Wall Group ((worldwide)). interview Name: Donna Moussa-Bahdon Agency: The Lions (New York), Models 1 (London), AMTI: Toronto, V MGMT \u2122\ufe0f (Mother Agency) Age: 26 Height: 5&#8217;8&#8243; Place of Origin: Edmonton, Canada Ethnic Origin: Djibouti\/Somali [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":65848,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,10],"tags":[5399,5396,4240,6,5398,270,2134,4239,5397],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/newfaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65842"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/newfaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/newfaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/newfaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/newfaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65842"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/newfaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65855,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/newfaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65842\/revisions\/65855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/newfaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/newfaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/newfaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/newfaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}