![]() Department of State’s Empowering Women and Girls through Sport Initiative and was nominated by President Obama as a member of the President’s Council on Fitness, Health & Nutrition. Ibtihaj is a sports ambassador with the U.S. In September of 2019, Ibtihaj released her first children’s book The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family, which instantly became a New York Times Best Seller. ![]() ![]() Ibtihaj also released her debut memoir, PROUD: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream. The Barbie became available for purchase in July 2018. In 2017, Mattel announced their first hijabi Barbie, modeled in Ibtihaj’s likeness, as part of Barbie’s “Shero” line of dolls. In 2014, Ibtihaj launched her own clothing company, Louella, which aims to bring modest, fashionable and affordable clothing to the United States market. Ibtihaj was a 3-time All American at Duke University where she graduated with a dual major in International Relations and African Studies. ![]() A 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, 5-time Senior World medalist and World Champion, in 2016, Ibtihaj became the first American woman to compete in the Olympics in hijab. Ibtihaj Muhammad is an entrepreneur, activist, speaker and Olympic medalist in fencing. Team: United States Olympic Team- fencing Studies: Columbia High School, Duke University ![]()
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