Somali supermodel Halima Aden has reportedly declared she is quitting the fashion industry to embrace her faith. She previously judged in the Miss USA pageant and walked the runway of famous women's fashion brand Sherri Hill.

Last week, the 23-year-old Kenya-born international supermodel posted a series of stories on her Instagram, detailing the challenges she has faced in what she termed as the ‘toxic mess called fashion’.

She wrote, “They could call me tomorrow and not even for $10 million would I ever risk compromising my hijab ever again. I will never take part in runway shows or travel for fashion again, that's where all the bad energy came from."

Halima has been a successful model who was named the first model to wear a hijab and burkini in a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. She has collaborated with artists like Rihanna and is also the first hijab-wearing woman to get featured on the cover of British Vogue and is also the first group hijabi cover of Vogue Arabia.

Now, it has also been reported that she is all set to become the first representative of Somalia to represent her country at Miss Universe. Halima had no one before her paving the way so mistakes are part of her learning experience. She emphasizes that people need to have these conversations in order to change the system truly.