Here’s another example of woman power, the Somali-Canadian model, Ubah Ali Hassan. She did not stop with only modeling. Hassan is a businesswoman, fashion icon, and a famous television personality.
Born in 1983 in Somalia, Ubah Hassan escaped the place and went to Ethiopia with her mother and sisters in 1991 when war broke out in Somalia. Her mother took her family to Norway after getting remarried.
Hassan alone went to Canada to pursue her career when she was fifteen and has worked in British Columbia, Toronto, Vancouver, Ontario, and more. Hassan’s father and brother fled to Kenya in 1994 from Somalia. Her mother and sisters later joined her in Canada, where they had to stay in a homeless shelter for over twelve months.
Currently, Hassan’s net worth is more than some of her RHONY co-stars. For instance, Jenna Lyons’ net worth is $1.11 million, and Jessel Taank and Erin Lichy earn $1 million. Hassan did not date anyone as of January 2023. Moreover, she did not reveal anything about her love life and is a self-made icon.
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Ubah Hassan’s Career
Hassan began her modeling career after a photographer spotted her in a Canadian park. However, she began with high-profile modeling after dealing with Click Model Management in 2007. She has worked with several top brands, companies, and designers like Gucci, Macy’s, Rachel Roy, and more.
Joe Berlinger directed a documentary short film on Ubah Hassan in March 2015 that got aired on CNN.com. She also appeared in My Unorthodox Life Season 1 Episode 7 on Netflix and discussed Ubah Hot.
Hassan left Canada and came to New York City for modeling when she was twenty-seven. There, she used to live with seven more aspiring models just like her. According to her, Ubah Hot Sauce is for people who want to eat healthier food and vegetables, unprocessed food, without compromising the taste.
Ubah Hassan’s Net Worth
Ubah Hassan’s Net Worth is around $1.5 million as of July 2023. She appears in the fourteenth season of The Real Housewives of New York City, and it gets said that each participant gets $10,000 per episode. Her net worth was impressive even before entering the show.
According to Hassan, she experiences sisterhood and close friendship with her fellow participants of RHONY. She is grateful for the same and has got a positive experience. Only two episodes are aired till now, while the next two are yet to get aired.
Hassan used to live in Vancouver and owned a restaurant named Mwenzi Kilimanjaro Gourmet. She worked for Model.com in 2008, Ralph Lauren (an American fashion company) during its campaign in 2009, and Vogue Italia in 2008 and 2009.
Hassan founded a hot sauce brand, Ubah Hot, and started selling it in June 2021. She also works as the CEO of the brand Ubah Hot, which she started from scratch. Ubah Hot is a gluten-free African mouth-watering vegan hot sauce made with a single preservative.
According to Hassan’s confession to The Fashion Spot, she did not want to be a model by heart. Instead, she inclined toward being a chef. Her modeling career came to a stall during the pandemic. Thus, she focused on honoring her passion for food.
Philanthropy
The documentary short film Ubah! Shows how Ubah Hassan went to Cambodia to raise money for the children and give shoes and other necessary goods to the local people. She has worked with the Californian non-profit company named Tom Shoes.
Hassan is an activist too. She got honored for her contribution and activism to cure cancer at Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation on 14 June 2023. The foundation is close to heart because she has lost her loved one, her mother, to Leukemia.
Hassan’s mother died within three days of getting detected with Leukemia. Meanwhile, the doctor had given them a deadline of forty-eight hours. Hassan wants people to invest more in finding a cure for cancer instead of investing in going to the moon.
Hassan raised awareness regarding the refugee crisis by working for United Nations. She is also a spokesperson for Save The Children, an NGO.
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