Hawa Ahmed

Hawa Ahmed (Somali: Xaawo Axmed, Arabic: حواء أحمد‎) is a Somali fashion model and the winner of Cycle 4 of Sweden's Next Top Model.

Early life

Born in Somalia in 1989, Ahmed comes from a Muslim family and is one of eight children. She was raised in Mombasa, Kenya, before moving to Sweden with her family at the age of seven.

During her adolescent life, Ahmed had multiple run-ins with the law. In 2004, she was convicted of arson. In January 2007, she was convicted after assaulting and stealing from a severely visually impaired man and assaulting two girls whom she accused of stealing her handbag.

Career

In 2007, Ahmed was selected as one of twelve finalists in the fourth cycle of Sweden's Next Top Model, which is the Swedish adaption of America's Next Top Model. She won the competition against Margarita Maiseyenka. She has worked as a model in Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris, Rome and Stockholm since winning the competition. In 2008, she was featured on the cover of Sheeko magazine.

Personal life