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Jawahir Ahmed

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Jawahir Ahmed
جواهر احمد
Born1991 (age 32–33)
NationalityAmerican Somali
OccupationModel
Height5'8
TitleMiss Somalia, Miss Africa Utah

Jawahir Ahmed (Somali: Jawaahir Axmed; Arabic: جواهر احمد) is a Somali-American model.

Personal life

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Ahmed was born in 1991 in Logan, Utah to Somali parents. Her family had moved to the United States earlier that year as the civil war in Somalia began.[1] Her family hails from the Osman Mahamoud[2] sub clan of the larger Majeerteen[2]

For her post-secondary education, Ahmed is studying at the Utah State University on a scholarship. Majoring in Health Education with a specialization in Health Sciences, she hopes to eventually serve as a health adviser for Engineers Without Borders.[1][3] Ahmed is concurrently working for AmeriCorps and the CPASS college preparation program.[3]

Career

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Ahmed is signed to the Stars Talent Group modeling agency.[4]

In 2013, she represented Somalia in the Miss Africa Utah pageant, which she wound up winning.[1] She again served as Miss Somalia in the 2013 Miss United Nations USA pageant.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Miss Somalia". GK Folks Productions. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b "I'm Jawahir Ahmed, Somali-American Model -- AMA". Somali Spot | Forum, News, Videos. 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  3. ^ a b "Jawahir Ahmed". The Nation of Poets. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Female models - Jawahir Ahmed". Stars Talent Group. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Miss United Nations USA". Miss United Nations. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2013.

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