An Exquisite Cover Where Middle Eastern Hanaa Ben Abdesslem Goes Blond For

Harper's Bazaar Spain / July August 2012 Hanaa Ben Abdesslem

A Middle Eastern (Tunis) gone blond. She seems to be shaking things, after going stale the past few months. This Middle Eastern thing is not an easy sell, in this high fashion scene.

Previously: The Rise of the Muslim Model

Also a recent interview with Hanaa:

I feel I have the responsibility in giving  a good example to others who will follow.

For the younger generation in my country, who dream of pursuing the same profession on an international level. I recently registered at the ministry of employment in my country  “ modeling” and up to then it wasn’t officially  a recognized profession. Now it is and young girls and boys  today can register if they choose it to be their profession and the government will recognize it.