Hanaa Ben Abdesslem

Hanaa Ben Abdesslem is a Tunisian runway model, based in Paris.

Hanaa Ben Abdesslem or Hana Ben Abdessalem was born on October 18, 1990 in Nabeul, Tunisia. She took part in the Lebanese reality TV show Mission Fashion season two in 2007 as Hanaa Ben Abd Al Salam and came in second.

Hanaa Ben Abdesslem made her first runway show in Vivienne Westwood's spring 2011 show in Paris, but it was her Givenchy couture exclusive (when she cut her hair short) that really got things moving for her. She also walked for the spring Chanel and Jean Paul Gaultier couture shows in Paris.

After signing with IMG Models, Ben Abdesslem posed for Carine Roitfeld's final March 2011 French Vogue editorial issue, with a beauty spread highlighting her startling resemblance to eighties top model Talisa Soto by photographer Karim Sadli.

Hanaa Ben Abdesslem then walked her first New York Fashion Week in February 2011, modeling for Ralph Lauren, Anna Sui, and Oscar de la Renta, Narciso Rodriguez. In March 2011 she walks for the fall Giambattista Valli, Chanel, Thierry Mugler, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Hermes shows in Paris.

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