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It was a big week for St. Cloud's Halima Aden. 

And at New York Fashion Week, she walked in Kanye West's "Yeezy Season 5" show on Wednesday, wearing a floor-length fur coat and a hijab, the Associated Press reported. 

It was a new level of exposure for Aden, who initially made a splash late last year by 

 in the Miss Minnesota USA competition while wearing a hijab, and for the swimsuit portion, a burkini.

Muslim teen hopes to win Miss Minnesota pageant in hijab, burkini


Aden, a Somali-American, was born in a Kenyan refugee camp. Once bullied for wearing the head covering in observance of her faith, Aden wore her hijab during the Miss Minnesota contest in hopes of putting to rest misconceptions about Muslim religion and culture.


She didn't win the Miss Minnesota contest, but Aden seems to be doing just fine in New York.

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Halima Aden, a 19-year-old of St. Cloud, made a splash for competing in the Miss Minnesota USA competition wearing a hijab. This week, she got a new level of exposure at New York Fashion Week.

Halima Aden competed in Miss Minnesota USA.

St. Cloud teen hits big time at New York Fashion Week, and keeps her hijab on

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