Muslim teen to wear hijab, burkini in US-based pageant
Halima Aden, a nineteen-year-old Somali-American teenage girl will wear a hijab and burkini (a full body swimsuit) in an upcoming US-based pageant to be held in December. Aden will be the first fully covered Muslim girl to compete in the beauty pageant. "I didn't think... I should allow my hijab to get into the way of me participating," said Aden.