inactive
Waris Dirie
FMD-ID
1236
Nationality
Somalian
Hair color
Black
Eye color
Brown
Date of birth
1965
Place of birth
Gallacaio desert, Somalia
Ethnicity
Darod nomad clan
Height
5'9" ; 175cm
Measurements
(US) 35-24-35 ; (EU) 89-61-89
Dress size
(US) 6 ; (EU) 36
Shoe size
Mother agency
n/a
Agencies
Advertisements
Fashion Shows
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1996 {John Galliano, Ralph Lauren}
Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2000 {Xuly Bet}
Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2000 {Xuly Bet}
Notes
- Waris was working at a London MacDonald's when she was discovered by a photographer.
- Her name means desert flower.
- She appeared in the 1987 & 1997 Pirelli Calendar.
- She was a Bond girl side by side with Timothy Dalton in 'The Living Daylights'.
- She is a cousin of fellow Somali supermodel Iman.
- She has written three books: 'Desert flower' about her childhood (including genital mutilation), her escape to England and life as a model and 'Desert Dawn' about the return to her birthland Somalia and 'Desert children'. Waris is a UN ambassador for the abolition of female genital mutilation.
- Her website can be found at http://www.waris-dirie-foundation.com/
- Her name means desert flower.
- She appeared in the 1987 & 1997 Pirelli Calendar.
- She was a Bond girl side by side with Timothy Dalton in 'The Living Daylights'.
- She is a cousin of fellow Somali supermodel Iman.
- She has written three books: 'Desert flower' about her childhood (including genital mutilation), her escape to England and life as a model and 'Desert Dawn' about the return to her birthland Somalia and 'Desert children'. Waris is a UN ambassador for the abolition of female genital mutilation.
- Her website can be found at http://www.waris-dirie-foundation.com/
