Iman Net Worth

The estimated net worth of Iman Abdulmajid Jones is $200 million according to Celebrity Net Worth.

He has amased a fortune of wealth through his profession. She is one of the world’s richest models.

Iman Biography

Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid is a former fashion model, actress, and businesswoman of Somali descent.
She is known for her philanthropic endeavors in addition to being a model for designers Yves Saint Laurent, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Thierry Mugler, Gianni Versace, and Donna Karan.

Iman Age

On July 25, 1955, Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid was born. As of 2023 she is 67 years old. Later, her name was changed to Iman, which is Arabic for “faith.”

Iman Family

Iman is the daughter Mariam and Mohamed Abdulmajid’s . Her mother was a gynecologist, and her father was a diplomat who served as the Somali ambassador to Saudi Arabia. She was the first girl in her family in six generations of sons, and she has four siblings—two brothers and two sisters.

Iman spent her early years living with her grandparents. She was sent to boarding school in Egypt when she was four years old, where she spent the majority of her childhood and adolescence. Iman’s father re-located the family to Somalia after political unrest there.

She later traveled to Kenya with her mother, siblings, and later her father and younger sister. In 1975, she took a few courses in political science at the University of Nairobi.

Iman Spouse

Iman practices Islam. She has expressed gratitude for how her faith has seen her through difficult times. Somali, Arabic, Italian, French, Swahili, and English are among the six languages she speaks fluently. When she was in her twenties, she also became a citizen of the United States.

Iman first wed Hassan, a young Somali businessman and executive at the Hilton hotel, when she was 18 years old.A few years later, when she relocated to the US to pursue a modeling career, the marriage was called off.
Iman dated American actor Warren Beatty in 1977. Spencer Haywood, an American basketball player, and she became engaged later that year. They later got married. Zulekha Haywood, their daughter, was born in 1978; the couple got divorced in February 1987.

Iman and English musician David Bowie went on a blind date in Los Angeles in 1990, which was arranged by a friend. Teddy Antolin, a hairstylist, was the friend who extended the invitation to Iman. There were only Antolin, Antolin’s boyfriend, Iman, and Bowie in the restaurant when she arrived. When Bowie offered to take her home at the end of the night, she responded, “No, I’m going to drive my car.” The following day, he invited her to tea, and Iman found out he didn’t like tea. They visited a neighborhood coffee shop. She was the inspiration for the 1991 instrumental composition “Abdulmajid” by David Bowie, which Philip Glass later turned into a symphony.

Iman and Bowie were wed in Lausanne, Switzerland, on April 24, 1992, in a secret ceremony. On June 6, the marriage was formally celebrated in Florence, Italy. Alexandria Zahra Jones, their daughter, was born on August 15, 2000, at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.
Iman is also the stepmother of Duncan Jones, Bowie’s child from a previous marriage. The legal last name of Bowie is used for both kids. Iman and her family spent most of their time in London and Manhattan. She wrote in remembrance of Bowie that “the struggle is real, but so is God” when he passed away on January 10, 2016.

Iman Career

Iman immigrated to the US to begin a modeling career after being spotted by American photographer Peter Beard while she was a college student. After completing her first paid job with Vogue in 1976, she was frequently featured on the covers of illustrious publications and served as the inspiration for many renowned fashion houses. She was hailed for her beautiful features, lithe figure, long neck, and copper skin, and she took the fashion world by storm. Iman has collaborated with well-known photographers throughout her career, including Helmut Newton, Annie Leibovitz, and Irving Penn.

Acting

Iman made her acting debut in 1979’s “The Human Factor,” a British thriller directed by Otto Preminger, in which she played the wife of an MI6 official. She played roles in a variety of movies in the 1980s, including “Out of Africa,” “No Way Out,” and the Michael Caine comedy “Surrender.” When Iman first arrived in Hollywood in 1991, she was given the role of a shape-shifting alien in “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country” and co-starred with David Bowie in the comedy “The Linguini Incident.” In addition to those films, they also appeared in “Lies of the Twins,” “L.A. Story,” and “House Party 2.”

Iman appeared in two episodes of “Miami Vice” and had a guest appearance on “The Cosby Show” in the 1980s. She later hosted “Project Runway Canada” on Bravo for two years in the 2000s. She and her coworker Isaac Mizrahi hosted the second season of “The Fashion Show” in 2010.