This week's episode of African Voices on CNN puts the spotlight on supermodel turned business woman Iman.
The episode will be broadcast on
Saturday, 21 November at 13h30 (CAT) and repeats at
20h30 the same day: and on
Sunday (22nd) at 19h00.
A teaser ...
Iman, the Somali supermodel, businesswoman and humanitarian. Iman graced runways and magazine covers for over three decades. Since retiring from the catwalk, she has built her own multi-million dollar cosmetics line, designed for women of all colour.
Forced to flee Somalia when she was a teenager, Iman has since devoted time and money to humanitarian causes. She is currently a global ambassador for Keep A Child Alive, an organization that supports AIDS orphans in Africa.
Iman is married to musician David Bowie and resides in New York, where she continues to oversee her business and fundraising ventures.
African Voices chats to her to find out more.
Fast facts:She's 54-years old.
She's involved in the
new season of Face Of Africa - her cosmetic range is a sponsor of the show.
She speaks five languages: English, Arabic, French, Italian and Somali.
Her and David Bowie have a nine-year old daughter.
She's 1.74 m tall.