Bibi Abdulkadir

Model

Bibi Abdulkadir is a Somali-British fashion model raised in north London. First scouted at the age of 16, she began modelling after completing her Bachelor's degree in Pharmacology. She kicked off her career walking for designers like Simone Rocha and Roksanda, scoring covers for Harper's Bazaar UK, Tank, and French magazine. She has also appeared in editorials for British Vogue, LOVE, and ELLE. Abdulkadir also runs a virtual book club under the name bibisbooks, a platform that celebrates and amplifies black authors and literature, with a mission to nourish and cultivate the ongoing forms of communication surrounding blackness through a multimedia platform.

Photo: Xavier Scott Marshall

Bibi Abdulkadir is a Somali-British fashion model raised in north London. First scouted at the age of 16, she began modelling after completing her Bachelor's degree in Pharmacology. She kicked off her career walking for designers like Simone Rocha and Roksanda, scoring covers for Harper's Bazaar UK, Tank, and French magazine. She has also appeared in editorials for British Vogue, LOVE, and ELLE. Abdulkadir also runs a virtual book club under the name bibisbooks, a platform that celebrates and amplifies black authors and literature, with a mission to nourish and cultivate the ongoing forms of communication surrounding blackness through a multimedia platform.

Photo: Xavier Scott Marshall

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