It would normally seem strange for a high-fashion magazine like Vogue to care what’s happening over at Sports Illustrated with its annual swimsuit issue, but this year, SI is breaking new ground by featuring a Somali-American model wearing a hijab and burkini.

.@kinglimaa, the 21-year-old Somali-American beauty, has just become the first model to wear a hijab and burkini within Sports Illustrated's pages. https://t.co/UNd0Zckt0m — Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) April 29, 2019

It turns out that a lot of magazines are making a very big deal out of it:

#HalimaAden makes her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut — and is the first ever model to wear a hijab and burkini in magazine! ? https://t.co/26xEaswjRi — InStyle (@InStyle) April 29, 2019

Halima Aden is the first hijab-wearing model to grace the pages of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit issue. https://t.co/5gIl21c0Qm — HuffPost (@HuffPost) April 29, 2019

If you’re dying for a peek at Halima Aden’s photo spread, look no further:

Halima Aden Breaks Boundaries as the First Model to Wear a Hijab and Burkini in SI Swimsuit 2019 https://t.co/6VVJzkVzf1 — People (@people) April 29, 2019

Halima Aden makes history as the first model to wear a hijab and burkini for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: https://t.co/8WFD4hHmiH. pic.twitter.com/OsBthnjoLY — Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) April 29, 2019

Just for comparison purposes, here’s another model with whom she’s sharing the issue; Sports Illustrated certainly isn’t leaving the skin behind.

America, you can do much better than this. — Dilshan (@Surgeon_DJ) April 29, 2019

You hypocrites hold free American women to an impossible standard, but bend over backwards to satisfy female Islamic oppression. #SlutWalk or something. https://t.co/11lIA3tTIN — The Morning Spew (@TheMorningSpew) April 29, 2019

Can she now be considered safe around Muslim men, who may not be able to control their urges if more skin was shown? If so, this may be feminist solution to "rape culture". — CDeluhery (@cdeluhery) April 29, 2019

So female submission is now a beautiful thing ? — Suzy Sandor (@SuzySandor) April 29, 2019

The Islamic word loves this! Not really. — Mr. “Beto” PCU – #WalkAway (@1DanielScott) April 29, 2019

This is the West attempting to normalize oppression. The entire point of the hijab is modesty. So to not sexualize/objectify women. But then she poses for a magazine that sexualizes/objectifies women? FFS. This is like someone claiming to be a Christian… — Justinhere123411 (@Justinhere12341) April 29, 2019

yet they’ve never opened the Bible, aren’t active in a church community, and make up their own rules (secular in nature – moral relativism). Doesn’t work that way. Sorry. — Justinhere123411 (@Justinhere12341) April 29, 2019

So, whether you like it or not, whether you want it or not – you will accept and embrace Islam. Resistance is futile! — Ishmael Finn (@Ishie_Online) April 29, 2019

Sports Illustrated is breaking down barriers — like Playboy did when they featured their first transgender playmate.

If a Christian woman dressed modestly she would be seen as a prude, Puritan, or square and mocked. When a Muslim woman does it, it’s liberal, fierce, and beautiful. — Happy Dunsparce (@Usoppdaman) April 29, 2019

If you think they’re wearing this because it’s their choice and they want to… — Resist Planned Parenthood (@Old_fashionista) April 29, 2019

Good to see the oppression of women is being celebrated. — Nathan Chambers (@NathanLC78) April 29, 2019

And another thing ruined by the left. No one and I mean no one is clamoring for this — Maddow’s Tears (@winston__1984) April 29, 2019

Someone educate me on why liberals idolize or praise the hijab which stands for oppression of women and masculinity in men. LITERALLY everything liberals say they are against. ???? — Chelsey (@autumn_amber_) April 29, 2019

Haven’t you heard? Wearing a hijab puts you front and center in The Resistance. Check it out:

To me, the hijab means power, liberation, beauty, and resistance. https://t.co/mOF2wSZ1Gu — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 29, 2019

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