{"id":27398,"date":"2020-01-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/middle-eastern-models-to-watch-2020\/"},"modified":"2022-09-03T18:02:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T18:02:57","slug":"middle-eastern-models-to-watch-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/middle-eastern-models-to-watch-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Middle Eastern Models to Watch in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems like the fashion world has finally opened its arms to Arab talent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With Gigi and Bella Hadid, Imaan Hammam, and Nora Attal<\/a> becoming global household names, it\u2019s safe to say that Middle Eastern models have become a staple in the fashion industry. And they\u2019re just getting started.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re in the midst of a radical shift. Seeing recognisably-Arab faces strutting down the runways is becoming the norm. And that\u2019s thanks in-part to the global demand for representation. But as any Arab would attest, it\u2019s also a sign of a culturally shift, whereby untraditional career paths are far less scrutinised by friends and family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It goes without saying that we owe this to these pioneers: Afef Jinifen, Hanaa Ben Abdesslem, and Kenza Fourati. Not to mention, the Algerian muse to legendary designer Azzedine Ala\u00efa<\/a>, Farida Khelfa.<\/span><\/p>\n

To celebrate those who followed in their footsteps and continue to shake things up, we\u2019ve rounded up the newest faces to watch. These are the Middle Eastern models you\u2019ll want to take note of in 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ali Latif<\/h2>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/By_IZn6o9eD\/<\/p>\n

Tunisian-born, France-based model Ali Latif has taken both Paris, Milan and New York by storm. He\u2019s recently become the face of Issey Miyake and Versace. Not only that, but he\u2019s also made his mark on the beauty industry, as the face of Balmain Hair.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sid Oudainia Beaulieu<\/h2>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B553eFioC-I\/<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll probably recognise him as the face of Paris\u2019s hottest new label, Casablanca. The Algerian model has taken Paris by storm. Having already starred in a Saint Laurent campaign and a Carhartt campaign, he\u2019s the model of the moment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Qaher Harhash<\/h2>\n

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\nKnown as the first Palestinian male model<\/a> (Yes, long before Anwar Hadid), Harhash paved a lane of his own. You\u2019ll find his face in campaigns for Versace, and in the pages of <\/span>032c<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Vogue<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>GQ<\/span><\/i>. And he\u2019s only just getting started.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Elias Riadi<\/h2>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B40JxDIgJY5\/<\/p>\n

You probably recognise him as one of the stars of YouTube\u2019s PAQ, Elias Riadi, who is half Moroccan and half Cyprian, quickly garnered a massive following upon the release of his show, and with it came a modelling contract with none other than Next Models. The young model has walked for Casablanca, and was recently the face of Diesel\u2019s new campaign.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Azza Slimene<\/h2>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B7EMdcYDrCY\/<\/p>\n

Born and raised in Tunisia, Azza Slimene is the 22-year-old model to watch. Having made her Paris Fashion Week debut in 2018, Azza went on to walk for brands like Chanel<\/a> and Yohji Yamamoto, becoming the first Arab model to do so. Slimane is a rising global star.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It seems like the fashion world has finally opened its arms to Arab talent.\u00a0 With Gigi and Bella Hadid, Imaan Hammam, and Nora Attal becoming global household names, it\u2019s safe to say that Middle Eastern models have become a staple in the fashion industry. And they\u2019re just getting started.\u00a0 We\u2019re in the midst of a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":27406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4261],"tags":[8790,8201,5844,4895,5562,11498,4442,5146,11499,7253,4213,6885,4761,4216,11500],"primary_tag":[6022],"ppma_author":[4226],"acf":[],"authors":[{"term_id":4226,"user_id":16,"is_guest":0,"slug":"milleteam","display_name":"Mille Team","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3efa852a4a27023eb0b89acfd128ed1a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","description":"","first_name":"","last_name":"","user_url":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27398"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27398"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27405,"href":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27398\/revisions\/27405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27398"},{"taxonomy":"primary_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/primary_tag?post=27398"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=27398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}