Moroccan Egyptian model Imaan Hammam was born and raised in the vibrant city of Amsterdam, attending school with kids from China and Pakistan. Imaan’s sentiments about her global heritage were shared earlier today by Mika Schneider whose young life and heritage also gave her a global perspective.

Imaan Hammam wears a coral Chanel knit vest and shorts and Chanel high jewelry necklace as one of four model covers in the May 2022 issue of Harper’s Bazaar US. The color perfectly represents the Dutch beauty’s mood when she took a DNA test before leaving for Egypt in October, learning that she is 70 percent Egyptian.

Marika-Ella Ame styles the Dutch beauty in Alexander McQueen, Givenchy, Gucci, Loewe, Saint Laurent, Sportmax, and more for images photographed by Renell Medrano.

Imaan’s mother is originally from Zagora, Morocco, and she moved to Casablanca at age 11. Hammam’s favorite place in Morocco is Zagora, where she went to spend time in the desert, spending a mind-blowing week living in a cave.

In a very beautiful and deeply personal narrative, Imaan Hammam does make a statement that truly distorts the message of her story. We will not edit the word order, as this quote is being lifted as the important paragraph in the interview. Hammam says:

“I’m a human being at the end of the day, and though I felt beautiful on this shoot, there are moments when I feel like shit and I don’t feel good in my body. Being a model doesn’t mean that you’re always perfect. We go through stuff every day. You have family issues. That’s all just part of it. I feel like shit most of the time! And that’s totally normal. It’s important to be in that moment and to feel it, I think, and not to be hard on yourself when you do feel like that.”

AOC truly hopes that Imaan Hammam doesn’t “feel like shit most of the time.”

I’ll say no more for two reasons: 1) I just found out that the US Supreme Court has leaked a draft opinion that overturns abortion rights [and contraception will follow] rights in America; and therefore 2] I want to focus on young women who can fight for women’s rights.

Model angst, overt narcissism and the self-loathing of beautiful women is not high on my list of global problems in this minute.

Sorry ladies. I love you, but we need some full of backbone, true-grit women in this American moment. I was a leader in this fight, and we could lose it all.

Also, when a crazy white dude is trying to kill you, stalking you day after day, sending you decapitated animals on your doorstep, the rope he will use to hang you . . . for almost a year, THAT is reason to shed tears.

Funny, but I was too damn mad to cry. Yes, he did finally confront me, flying over my windshield one fall night, and I tried to run him over when he rolled off the hood of my car. The police were wonderful for a year.

Like I said, give me some young women with backbone who are ready to fight. We need them desperately. Good night. Gorgeous models, I hope you’re having a swell night at the Met Gala, because this is the darkest night for women in America in 50 years. Anne