Hanaa Ben Abdesslem (born October 18, 1990) is a
Tunisian model. She has worked with such designers as
Jean Paul Gautier
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,
Vivienne Westwood,
Chanel
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,
Oscar de la Renta, and
Anna Sui. She is the first
Arab model to be featured in the
Pirelli calendar
as well as the first
Muslim
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spokesmodel for the French perfume and cosmetic house
Lancôme.
Career
Ben Abdesslem was a contestant on Mission Fashion 2 in 2007, the Lebanese version of ''
Project Runway'' ; She placed second. She was studying
engineering before deciding to become a model.
In 2010, she signed with
IMG modeling agency.
She got her runway debut in
London with Vivienne Westwood in 2010; She walked for
Givenchy in the same year.
In 2011, she walked for such brands as
Chanel
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,
Thierry Mugler,
Giambattista Valli,
Ralph Lauren
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,
Anna Sui,
Oscar de la Renta,
Giambattista Valli,
Jean Paul Gaultier,
Narciso Rodriguez, and
Hermès.
signed Ben Abdesslem in 2012, making her the first Muslim spokesperson for the brand.
She has posed for ''
Vogue Paris'', ''
Italy'', ''Netherlands'', ''Thailand'', ''Spain'',
and ''Germany''. Ben Abdesslem has also been featured in ''
W'', ''
Dazed and Confused'',
V, and the Russian magazine ''Interview''.
Haute couture
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brand
Ralph & Russo chose Ben Abdesslem to close their 2014-15 Autumn/Winter collection.
In 2016 she moved to
NEXT Model Management worldwide.
Philanthropy
Ben Abdesslem has been the spokesperson for the
NGO Esmaani, since July 2011, which focuses on giving emotional and psychological support to people in hospitals in poverty-stricken areas.
She has also been involved with the NGO Youth Empowerment development association (YEDA): their focus is to inspire and support Tunisian youth.
References
External links
Hanaa Ben Abdesslemat Models.com
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Tunisian female models
Tunisian Muslims
People from Nabeul
Living people
1990 births
Muslim models