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{{short description|Somali model and actress}}
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{{Infobox model
| name         = Iman
| native_name  = Iman Abdulmajid
| image        = Iman 1996.jpg
| image_size   = 
| caption      = Iman in 1994
| birth_name   = Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1955|7|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place  = [[Mogadishu]], [[Trust Territory of Somaliland]]
| awards = Fashion Icon lifetime achievement award 2011
| occupation   = {{hlist|Model|actress|businesswoman}}
| spouse       = {{ubl|{{marriage|Hassan|1973|1975|end=div}}|{{marriage|[[Spencer Haywood]]|1977|February 1987|end=div}}|{{marriage|[[David Bowie]]|24 April 1992|10 January 2016|end=[[Death of David Bowie|died]]}}}}
| children     = 2, including [[Lexi Jones|Lexi]]
| height       = {{height|m=1.76}}
| hair_color   = Dark brown<ref name="Fmdiap">{{cite web |url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/iman_abdulmajid/ |title= Iman Abdulmajid – Profile |publisher= [[Fashion Model Directory]] |access-date= 9 May 2012}}</ref>
| years_active = 1975–present
| agency       = Tess Management (London)
| website      = {{Official URL}}
}}
'''Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid''' ({{langx|so|Iimaan Maxamed Cabdulmajiid}}; born '''Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid''', 25 July 1955<ref>Iman, Peter Hill Beard, David Bowie, ''I Am Iman'' (Universe Publishing, 2001), p. 15.</ref>), known [[mononym]]ously as '''Iman''', is a Somali-American model and actress. A muse of the designers [[Gianni Versace]], [[Thierry Mugler]], [[Calvin Klein]], [[Donna Karan]], and [[Yves Saint Laurent (designer)|Yves Saint Laurent]], she is also noted for her philanthropic work. She was married to musician [[David Bowie]] from 1992 until [[Death of David Bowie|his death]] in 2016.

==Early life==
Iman was born Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid ({{langx|so|Zara Maxamed Cabdulmajiid}}) in [[Mogadishu]] and raised as a Muslim. She was later renamed Iman, meaning "faith" in [[Arabic]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 April 2021 |title=Iman |url=https://www.biography.com/performer/iman |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Biography |language=en-us}}</ref> at her grandfather's urging, who believed she would "prosper" with a masculine name.<ref name=Hendrikse>{{cite book|last1=Hendrikse|first1=Wim|title=David Bowie – The Man Who Changed the World|date=2013|publisher=New Generation Publishing|isbn=978-0755250530|pages=410–411|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gq9Vp45cGx4C|access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author1=Marie Claire |date=2016-12-08 |title=Life stories: Iman |url=https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity-news/life-stories-iman-437161 |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Marie Claire UK |language=en}}</ref> Iman is the daughter of Mariam and Mohamed Abdulmajid.<ref>Iman, Peter Hill Beard, David Bowie, ''I Am Iman'', p. 11.</ref> Her father, a diplomat, was the Somali ambassador to [[Saudi Arabia]],<ref name="Ottawa">[http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html?id=3803eef5-0031-4181-9b48-96b091c39cab Supermodel Iman is Ottawa bound for TV show] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107144152/http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html?id=3803eef5-0031-4181-9b48-96b091c39cab |date=7 November 2012 }}. Canada.com (25 June 2008). Retrieved 9 May 2012.</ref> and her mother was a [[gynecologist]].<ref name="Woaima">[http://www.thelizlibrary.org/collections/woa/woa07-25.html Women of Achievement&nbsp;– Iman]. Thelizlibrary.org. Retrieved 9 May 2012.</ref> She has four siblings: two brothers and two sisters, and was the first girl in her family in six generations of sons.<ref>Iman, Peter Hill Beard, David Bowie, ''I Am Iman'', p. 17.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-12 |title=Supermodel Iman wants widespread education and earnest activism |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/supermodel-iman-wants-widespread-education-earnest-activism |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Interview Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

Iman lived with her grandparents during her formative years. At age four she was sent to boarding school in [[Egypt]], where she spent most of her childhood and adolescence.<ref name=Hendrikse/><ref name="NJAPF">{{cite web |last=Agins |first=Teri |date=4 June 2010 |title=Iman, Former Model, to Receive Award - NYTimes.com |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/fashion/06IMAN.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607092303/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/fashion/06IMAN.html |archive-date=7 June 2010 |access-date=10 March 2010 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Following political unrest in Somalia, Iman's father moved the family back to the country. At his behest, she and her mother and siblings subsequently traveled to [[Kenya]] and were later joined by her father and younger sister.<ref name=Hendrikse/> She briefly studied [[political science]] at the [[University of Nairobi]] in 1975.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Leslie Halliwell, John Walker|title=Halliwell's Who's who in the Movies|date=2001|publisher=HarperCollinsEntertainment|isbn=0002572141|page=225|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZgrAQAAMAAJ|access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Mukhtar|first1=Mohamed Haji|title=Historical Dictionary of Somalia|date=2003|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=0810866048|page=113|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DPwOsOcNy5YC&pg=PA113|access-date=28 February 2018}}</ref>

==Career==
===Modeling===
While she was at university, Iman was discovered by American photographer [[Peter Beard]], and moved to the United States to begin a modeling career.<ref name="Ottawa"/><ref>[http://www.slice.ca/shows/projectrunwaycanada/profiles/ Iman – Profiles – Project Runway Canada] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527022924/http://www.slice.ca/Shows/ProjectRunwayCanada/Profiles/ |date=27 May 2010 }}. Slice.ca. Retrieved 9 May 2012.</ref> Her first modeling assignment was for ''[[Vogue magazine|Vogue]]'' a year later in 1976. She soon appeared on the cover of some of the world's most prestigious magazines, establishing herself as a supermodel.<ref name="Ottawa"/>

With her long neck, slender figure, fine features, and copper-toned skin, Iman was an instant success in the fashion world, though she herself insists that her looks are merely typically Somali. She became a [[muses|muse]] to many prominent designers, including [[Halston]], [[Gianni Versace]], [[Calvin Klein (fashion designer)|Calvin Klein]], [[Issey Miyake]] and [[Donna Karan]].<ref name="NJAPF"/><ref name="PRC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.insighttv.com/news_20070530.aspx?showID=10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713041338/http://www.insighttv.com/news_20070530.aspx?showID=10 |url-status=dead |title=INTERNATIONAL SUPERMODEL IMAN TO HOST PROJECT RUNWAY CANADA|archive-date=13 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="NChap">[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-24-lv-iman24-story.html New Chapters for Iman]. ''Los Angeles Times''. (24 December 2001). Retrieved 9 May 2012.</ref> She was a favourite of [[Yves Saint Laurent (designer)|Yves Saint-Laurent]], who once described her as his "dream woman".<ref>[http://www.style.com/beauty/icon/040210_Iman/ Beauty Icon: Iman]. Style.com. Retrieved 9 May 2012.</ref> Iman has worked with photographers including [[Helmut Newton]], [[Richard Avedon]], [[Irving Penn]], and [[Annie Leibovitz]].<ref name="PRC" />

Iman credits the nurturing she received from various designers with having given her the confidence to succeed in an era when individuality was valued and model-muses were often an integral part of the creative process.<ref name="NJAPF" /> She is represented by TESS Management in London.<ref name="Tess">[http://www.tessmanagement.com/details.aspx?subid=2365&modelid=27486&mainsubid=2365 Iman Portfolio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526015159/http://www.tessmanagement.com/details.aspx?modelID=27486&subid=2365&mainsubid=2365 |date=26 May 2010 }}. Tess Management. Retrieved 9 May 2012.</ref>

===Business===
After almost two decades of modeling, Iman started her own cosmetics firm in 1994, focusing on difficult-to-find shades for women.<ref name="Wwnnf">{{cite book|title=Working Woman, Volume 20, Issues 1–6|date=1995|publisher=MacDonald Communications Corporation|page=67|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EfwfAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Iman+is+outselling+Flori+Roberts+and+Fashion+Fair,+the+two+stalwarts+of+the+ethnic-+cosmetics+market.%22|access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref> Based on her years of experience mixing her own formulations for [[make-up artist]]s to use on her, she was closely involved with the final product and also acted as the commercial face of the company. Iman Cosmetics was a $25-million-a-year business by 2010.<ref name="NJAPF" /> In early 2012, Iman signed fellow Somali designers Ayaan and Idyl Mohallim, founders of the [[Mataano]] fashion company, as brand ambassadors for her cosmetics line.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/designers-and-twins-ayaan-and-idyl-mohallim-find-fans-of-their-line-ma-1427002330.html|title=Designers and Twins Ayaan and Idyl Mohallim Find Fans of Their Line Mataano the World Over.|last=PAPERMAG|work=PAPER |date=26 July 2013|access-date=4 August 2016}}</ref> In late 2021, Iman released her signature fragrance, "Love Memoir". The color of the amber bottle is a nod to the sunsets she and her husband enjoyed. The shape of the bottle is a mimic of two stones, which references to a spiritual ritual where you place flat stones to guide people who come after you. The tradition is also connected to healing from grief. Iman has done this ritual around her and David's property.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk9cq3gRCP0|title=Inside Iman & David Bowie's Scenic Home Filled With Wonderful Objects &#124; Vogue|date=8 December 2021 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

[[File:Iman (model).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Iman at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] opening night in 2006]]
Iman appeared in two episodes of ''[[Miami Vice]]'', playing Dakotah in ''Back in the World'' (1985) and Lois Blyth in ''Love at First Sight'' (1988). She also had a guest role as Mrs. Montgomery on ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' (1985). In 1988, she appeared as Marie Babineaux in an episode of ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]''.<ref name="Imdb">{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0408081/|title=Iman|publisher=IMDb|access-date=4 August 2016}}</ref> In the mid-2000s, Iman spent two years as the host of [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo TV]]'s fashion-themed show, ''[[Project Runway Canada]]''. In November 2010, along with her friend and colleague, designer [[Isaac Mizrahi]], Iman also began hosting the second season of ''[[The Fashion Show (American TV series)|The Fashion Show]]''. Bravo started the series to replace its former hit ''Project Runway'' that has now moved to the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] network.<ref name="NJAPF"/><ref name="Sntfsuc">[http://denver.metromix.com/movies/photogallery/sneak-peek-the-fashion/2286827/content Sneak peek : 'The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection'] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723170529/http://denver.metromix.com/movies/photogallery/sneak-peek-the-fashion/2286827/content |date=23 July 2011 }}. Denver.metromix.com. Retrieved 9 May 2012.</ref>

Iman first featured in the 1979 British film ''[[The Human Factor (1979 film)|The Human Factor]]'', and had a bit part in the 1985 [[Academy Awards|Oscar]]-winning film ''[[Out of Africa (film)|Out of Africa]]'' starring [[Robert Redford]] and [[Meryl Streep]]. She then portrayed Nina Beka in the 1987 thriller ''[[No Way Out (1987 film)|No Way Out]]'' with [[Kevin Costner]], and Hedy in the [[Michael Caine]] comedy ''[[Surrender (1987 American film)|Surrender]]'' the same year. During her first year in Hollywood, in 1991, she worked on several film productions.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=John C. Brasfield Pub. Corp.|journal=Architectural Digest|year=1992|volume=49|issue=7–9|page=200}}</ref> Among them were the [[Tim Hunter (director)|Tim Hunter]]-directed ''[[Lies of the Twins]]'' and ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'', where she played a [[shapeshifting]] [[Extraterrestrial life|alien]]. In 1991, she appeared in ''[[The Linguini Incident]]'' opposite her then-fiancé David Bowie. She had a smaller part in the 1991 comedy ''[[House Party 2]]'' and in the 1994 comedy/romance film ''[[Exit to Eden (film)|Exit to Eden]]''.<ref name="Imdb"/>

===Video games===
Iman made a cameo appearance alongside her husband David Bowie in the 1999 [[Windows 9x]] and [[Dreamcast]] [[3D computer graphics|3D]] [[adventure game]] ''[[Omikron: The Nomad Soul]]'', developed by the [[Video game developer|video game company]] [[Quantic Dream]]. In the game, she appears as one of the numerous Omikronian citizens the player can "reincarnate" into.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014 |title=Omikron: The Nomad Soul |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=11894&tab=credits |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115063801/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=11894&tab=credits |archive-date=15 November 2014 |access-date=4 August 2016 |website=Allgames}}</ref>

===Philanthropy===
In addition to running her global beauty company, Iman is also actively involved in a number of charitable endeavors. Since September 2019, Iman has held the role of [[Care International|CARE]]'s first-ever Global Advocate, where she works alongside CARE to support its mission to create a world where poverty has been overcome and all people live with dignity and security. She is also currently a spokesperson for the [[Keep a Child Alive]] program, and works closely with the [[Children's Defense Fund]].<ref name="PRC"/> She also serves as an Ambassador for [[Save the Children]], and has been active in raising awareness of their relief services in the greater East Africa region.<ref>{{cite news |title=Five Seeds of Hope for Somalia|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/iman/five-seeds-of-hope-for-somalia_b_926155.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009 | work=HuffPost | date=13 October 2011}}</ref> Additionally, Iman works with the [[Enough Project]] to end the global trade in [[conflict minerals]]. She played a key part in the public campaign against [[blood diamonds]] through her termination of her contract with the diamonds conglomerate [[De Beers]] over a [[ethics of care|conflict of ethics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enoughproject.org/upstanders/celebrity/iman|title=Iman}}</ref><ref name="Icdblier">{{cite news|last=Meldrum|first=Andrew|title=Iman cuts De Beers links in ethics row|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/may/09/humanrights.andrewmeldrum|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=15 August 2011|location=London|date=9 May 2004}}</ref>

==Awards==
Over the course of her long modeling and philanthropic career, Iman has received many awards. On 7 June 2010, she received a ''Fashion Icon'' lifetime achievement award from the [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]] (CFDA), a special prize reserved for "an individual whose signature style has had a profound influence on fashion". Iman selected her friend, actress and former model [[Isabella Rossellini]], to present the award.<ref name="NJAPF"/><ref name="KJI">Dodes, Rachel (9 June 2010). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703302604575294672624020514 Kors, Jacobs, Iman Take Home Fashion Awards]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved 9 May 2012.</ref> Wearing a gown designed by [[Giambattista Valli]] with four giant diamond bracelets on each arm, Iman thanked her parents "for giving me a neck longer than any other girl on any go-see anywhere in the world".<ref name="KJI"/>

==Personal life==
[[File:Iman and David Bowie at the premiere of Moon.jpg|thumb|right|Iman with her husband [[David Bowie]] in 2009]]

Iman is a [[Muslims|Muslim]]. She has credited her faith with helping her through dark times.<ref name="Marshall">{{cite book|author=Marshall Cavendish Reference|title=Illustrated Dictionary of the Muslim World|date=2011|publisher=Marshall Cavendish|isbn=978-0761479291|page=[https://archive.org/details/illustrateddicti0000unse/page/108 108]|url=https://archive.org/details/illustrateddicti0000unse/page/108|access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref> She is fluent in five languages: Somali, Arabic, Italian, French, and English.<ref>{{cite web|title=The World of Work|url=http://aabe.com.ua/Uploads/Files/BooksList/Headway/Elementary-theTHIRDedition/Unit_3_-_The_world_of_work_(pages_20-27).pdf|access-date=10 February 2015|archive-date=10 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210043409/http://aabe.com.ua/Uploads/Files/BooksList/Headway/Elementary-theTHIRDedition/Unit_3_-_The_world_of_work_(pages_20-27).pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also obtained American citizenship when she was in her twenties.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iman Opens Up About Being a Refugee: "These Aren't Nameless, Faceless People" |first=Steph |last=Eckardt |date=24 September 2019 |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/iman-refugee-care-fashion-interview |access-date=4 March 2023 |website=W Magazine |language=en}}</ref>

Iman was first married at age 18 to Hassan, a young [[Somalia|Somali]] entrepreneur and [[Hilton Worldwide|Hilton]] hotel executive.<ref name=Imbebo>{{cite book|last1=Iman, Peter Hill Beard, David Bowie|title=I Am Iman|date=2001|publisher=Universe Pub.|isbn=0789306336|page=54}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Newsweek, Volume 86|date=1975|publisher=Newsweek, Incorporated|page=46|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uaoeAQAAMAAJ|access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref> The marriage ended a few years later when she moved to the United States to pursue a modeling career.<ref name=Imbebo/> In 1977, Iman dated the American actor [[Warren Beatty]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Krivoshey|first1=Bethsabée|title=Tableau de chasse – Les célèbres conquêtes de Warren Beatty – Iman|url=http://www.vanityfair.fr/people/legendes/diaporama/les-celebres-conquetes-de-warren-beatty/23464#iman|access-date=25 April 2016|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=5 November 2015|archive-date=17 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817235412/http://www.vanityfair.fr/people/legendes/diaporama/les-celebres-conquetes-de-warren-beatty/23464#iman|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later that year, she became engaged to the American basketball player [[Spencer Haywood]], and they married soon after. Their daughter, Zulekha Haywood (from whom she has a granddaughter), was born in 1978; in February 1987, the couple divorced.<ref>{{cite news|title=Spenser Haywood timeline|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/spenser-haywood-timeline/|access-date=24 April 2016|work=The Seattle Times|date=25 February 2007}}</ref>

In 1990, Iman met the English musician [[David Bowie]] on a surprise blind date set up by a friend in Los Angeles. The friend was hairdresser Teddy Antolin, who invited Iman to a party.  When she arrived at the restaurant, there were only four attendees: Antolin, Antolin's boyfriend, Iman, and Bowie. At the end of the evening, Bowie offered to drive her home, and she said: "No, I'm going to drive my car."  He invited her to tea the next day and Iman learned he did not drink tea. They went to a nearby coffee shop.<ref>{{Cite news|last=McNeil|first=Liz|date=21 November 2021|title=Iman & David Bowie|work=People Magazine}}</ref> Bowie named his 1991 instrumental piece "Abdulmajid" after her, which was later converted into a symphony by [[Philip Glass]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pegg |first1=Nicholas |title=The Complete David Bowie |page=15}}</ref>

On 24 April 1992, Iman married Bowie in a private ceremony in [[Lausanne]], Switzerland. The wedding was [[solemnization|solemnized]] in [[Florence]], [[Italy]] on 6 June.<ref name="Pegg">{{cite book|last=Pegg|first=Nicholas|title=The Complete David Bowie|year=2006|publisher=Reynolds & Hearn|isbn=1905287151|pages=238}}</ref> Their daughter, [[Lexi Jones|Alexandria Zahra Jones]], was born 15 August 2000 at [[Mount Sinai Hospital (Manhattan)|Mount Sinai Hospital]] in New York City.<ref name="Fltnib">[http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/b40304_first_look_news_in_brief_august_15_2000.html FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, 15 August 2000]. E!.com (15 August 2000). Retrieved 9 May 2012.</ref> Iman is also stepmother to Bowie's son from a previous marriage, [[Duncan Jones]]. Both children bear Bowie's legal surname. Iman and her family resided primarily in [[Manhattan]] and London.<ref name="Fmdiman">{{cite web |url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/news/Model+News/still-ties-shoes-for-iman-reveals-how-david-bowie-makes-her-feel-special.htm |title= 'He still ties my shoes for me': Iman reveals how David Bowie makes her feel special |work= Fashion Model Directory |date= 25 December 2010 |access-date= 9 May 2012}}</ref> When [[Death of David Bowie|Bowie died on 10 January 2016]], she wrote in tribute to him that "the struggle is real, but so is God".<ref>{{cite news|title='The struggle is real, but so is God': See Iman's poignant David Bowie tribute|url=http://www.today.com/popculture/struggle-real-so-god-see-iman-s-poignant-david-bowie-t66481|last=Serico|first=Chris|access-date=15 January 2016|work=Today|date=11 January 2016}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
* ''I Am Iman'' (2001)
* ''The Beauty of Color'' (2005)

==Filmography==
<!-- Significant cinema and other filmic appearances only -->
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of acting performances in film and television
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Role
|-
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Human Factor|The Human Factor (1979 film)}}''
| 1979
| Sarah
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Exposed (1983 film)|Exposed]]''
| 1983
| Model
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Do What You Do (Jermaine Jackson song)|Do What You Do]]" music video
| 1984
| [[Jermaine Jackson]]'s love interest
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Miami Vice]]''
| 1985
| Dakotah
|-
!scope="row" | ''[[The Cosby Show]]''
|1985
| Mrs. Montgomery
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Out of Africa (film)|Out of Africa]]''
| 1985
| Mariammo
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[No Way Out (1987 film)|No Way Out]]''
| 1987
| Nina
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Surrender (1987 American film)|Surrender]]''
| 1987
| Hedy
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]''
| 1988
| Marie Babineaux
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Miami Vice]]''
| 1988
| Lois Blyth
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[227 (TV series)|227]]''
| 1990
| Eartha Kitten
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[House Party 2]]''
| 1991
| Sheila Landreaux
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Lies of the Twins]]''
| 1991
| Cat/Elie
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[L.A. Story]]''
| 1991
| Cynthia
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]''
| 1991
| Martia
|-
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Linguini Incident}}''
| 1991
| Dali Guest
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Remember the Time]]" music video ([[Michael Jackson]])
| 1992
| Queen Nefertiti
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Heart of Darkness (1993 film)|Heart of Darkness]]''
| 1994
| Jungle bride<ref>{{cite book |title=Voyeurism: (fin de siecle), Volume 2, Issue 2 of Felix (New York, N.Y.) |date=2000 |publisher=The Standby Program |page=89 |isbn=9781570271021 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sX00AQAAIAAJ |access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Exit to Eden (film)|Exit to Eden]]''
| 1994
| Nina
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Project Runway Canada]]''
| 2007
| self
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Project Runway Canada]]''
| 2009
| self
|-
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection|The Fashion Show (U.S. TV series)}}''
| 2010
| self
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://destinationiman.com|Iman}} – official site
* {{IMDb name|0408081|Iman}}
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* {{Fashionmodel|name=Iman Abdulmajid}}<!--name as listed at link-->
* {{NYmag model|<!--leave 1st blank-->|iman}}
* [http://www.imancosmetics.com/ Iman Cosmetics]
* {{NPG name|id=126967}}

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