Jawahir Ahmed
جواهر احمد
Born1991
Logan, Utah, U.S.A.
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

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 sub clan of the larger Majeerteen

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][2] Ahmed is concurrently working for AmeriCorps and the CPASS college preparation program.[2]

Career

Ahmed is signed to the Stars Talent Group modeling agency.[3]

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.[4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Miss Somalia". GK Folks Productions. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Jawahir Ahmed". The Nation of Poets. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Female models - Jawahir Ahmed". Stars Talent Group. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Miss United Nations USA". Miss United Nations. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2013.

References

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