L'Officiel Austria
December 2024
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Regalia Company GmbH
Waris Dirie
Somalian
Born 1965
in Gallacaio desert, Somalia
Global Rank
Hair
Eyes
Height
Bust
Waist
Hips
Dress
Shoes
Black
Brown
US/EU/UK
5'9"
/
175cm
35
/
89
24
/
61
35
/
89
6
/
36
Magazine Covers
Credited
Confirmed
Italy: 'Vogue Pelle' - September/October 1991
Fashion Shows
Confirmed
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1996 {John Galliano, Ralph Lauren}
Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2000 {Xuly Bet}
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Confirmed
TRIVIA
- 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/
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