Taleedah Tamer, First Saudi Model in Paris Fashion Week
Taleedah Tamer, 17, will break barriers as the first Saudi couture model to hit the Paris runway when she makes her debut in the capital?s leading fashion show this week.
After landing her first contracts modeling for Karloff jewelry and Rubaiyat, the Saudi model continues to make fashion waves by gracing the latest cover of Harper?s Bazaar Arabia.
The July cover story coincides with her Paris Fashion Week debut, where she will open for Antonio Grimaldi?s Italian Haute Couture brand.
Arab News gained exclusive insight into Tamer?s life as she discussed the factors that led her to pursue a career as a fashion model, her modeling aspirations, the challenges she is facing ? as well as her take on the rapid changes within the Kingdom relating to women, the fashion industry and Vision 2030.
Born and raised in Jeddah to a Saudi father and Italian mother, Tamer enjoyed the support needed to pursue a career in an industry that is under-represented with Saudi runway models. Her father, Ayman Tamer, is chairman of Tamer Group, a leading health care, pharmaceutical and beauty company, while her mother, Cristina, is a former model who worked for Giorgio Armani, La Perla and Gianfranco Ferre.
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