Ever since she was a little girl, Savannah Uqdah longed to pose for pictures and strut down a runway with flashbulbs bursting. But as an observant Muslim who didn't want to violate Islam’s tenets on modesty, the aspiring model assumed that designers wouldn't hire someone who was unwilling to show some skin.  RNS photo courtesy Underwraps Agency.

(RNS1-jan30) Ever since she was a little girl, Savannah Uqdah longed to pose for pictures and strut down a runway with flashbulbs bursting. But as an observant Muslim who didn’t want to violate Islam’s tenets on modesty, the aspiring model assumed that designers wouldn’t hire someone who was unwilling to show some skin. For use with RNS-MUSLIM-MODELS, transmitted on January 30, 2013, RNS photo courtesy Underwraps Agency.

Sally Morrow

Sally Morrow

Sally Morrow joined Religion News Service in March 2012 as Photo/Multimedia Editor. She is a photographer and editor based in Kansas City, Mo. Morrow has worked as a multimedia editor and photographer at Newsday, The Des Moines Register, and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

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