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"  Iman began her career in 1975 as a model and has challenged the prevailing notions of beauty ever since. Her first modeling assignment was for Vogue in 1976. She was an instant success in the fashion world, and a muse for fashion designers including Yves. St. Laurent, Versace, Calvin Klein and Donna Karan. During her 14 years as a model, she worked with top photographers Helmut Newton, Richard Avedon, Irving Penn and Annie Liebovitz. Most recently, Iman received the 2010 CFDA Fashion Icon Award. Currently, Iman is Founder and CEO of IMAN Cosmetics, Skincare and Fragrances, a beauty company that created the first cosmetics and skincare collection designed for all women with skin of color. Iman has also added a home collection to her brand. Influenced by global culture and contemporary design, the IMAN Home mission is to create elegant, affordable items that mix exotic elements with a new degree of sophistication. Further broadening her horizon, she has also designed IMAN GLOBAL CHIC, a line of handbags, jewelry, and fashion accessories sold exclusively on HSN.COM. The line is one of four top sellers among more than 200 fashion and jewelry brands on HSN. In addition to running a global beauty company, Iman is actively involved in several charities, including The Children&amp;#039;s Defense Fund, Action Against Hunger and Raise Hope for Congo an organization that works to protect and empower women and girls in the region by advocating for permanent solutions to the conflict. She is also the author of two books, I AM IMAN (Universe, 2001), and THE BEAUTY OF COLOR, THE Ultimate Beauty Guide for Skin of Color (Putnam Penguin 2005) She&amp;#039;s revolutionized the way women with skin of color think about beauty. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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