Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid is a Somali style warrior who has self-admittedly kicked open doors for models of color the world over, yet is still not comfortable with the moniker "icon.' In her thirty year career, she has reinvented herself time and time again, her latest incarnation as CEO of Iman Cosmetics. She also has a fashion and accessory line, Iman Global Chic for HSN.

In an exclusive shoot with Black Voices, Iman tells us in her own words about how she was discovered (she was not a "jungle princess" as is the common folklore goes), the rigors of breaking into modeling ("they eat their young") and those African American models who paved the way for her. Iman -- icon, CEO, mother and wife -- up close and personal on BV for Black History Month.