Zulekha Haywood – Bio Of Iman’s Daughter, 7 Unknown Facts About Her

Zulekha Haywood is the daughter of the Somalian American supermodel and actress Zara Mohammed Abdulmajid popularly known as Iman and her ex-husband, Spencer Haywood. Haywood struggled with her stature from an early age because she was regarded as obese. She underwent surgery so she could have a body of her choice.

She is now a business analyst, accountant, and businesswoman. She has worked as an account manager and a revenue and demand planning manager in Iman Cosmetics.

Who is Zulekha Haywood?

Zulekha Haywood is the daughter of the supermodel Iman and her ex-husband Spencer Haywood who is a former Olympic Gold Medalist and professional basketball player. Haywood was born on July 5, 1978.

She attended Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and Michigan State University.

Here are 7 unknown facts about Zulekha Haywoods

1. Zulekha Haywoods has four half-siblings

Haywood’s parents separated while she was just nine years old in February 1987. There was a legal battle between her parents and until 1992, the dispute was settled.

Haywood has half-siblings from her parent’s other relationships. Through her father, she has three sisters: Nikiah, Isis, and Shaakira.

Her mother has one daughter with her later husband, Davis Bowie: Alexandra Zahra Jones.

2. She appeared on ESSENCE magazine when she was a few months old

Zulekha Haywood made her first appearance when she was just a few months old. She appeared alongside her mother on ESSENCE magazine’s 9th-anniversary issue in 1979.

In June 1982, she was featured on the cover of ESSENCE magazine alongside her parents.

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3. Zulekha Haywood’s career

After she graduated, she worked in her mother’s company for a while. She worked in her mother’s cosmetic company iman cosmetics as an accountant. She was later promoted to accountant manager in 2002and later revenue and demand planning manager.

Haywood later worked for Jay Manuel Beauty as a brand manager and senior business analyst. She also worked with Taymark Inc in the position of buyer and strategic sourcing analyst. The analyst was later employed by Portu Sunberg in 2016 and she resigned after eight months.

She currently is an experienced strategist with over 10 years of professional marketing experience and strategies.

4. Is Zulekha Haywood married?

There are rumors that Haywood got married to Jason Young in a private ceremony in 2017. One thing is certain, they are partners and they share a child together.

Her daughter’s name is Lavina Rose Young and she was born in 2016.

5. She does not have a good relationship with her mother

Haywood’s father wrote in his autobiography that Iman destroyed his life and that of their daughter. He claimed his ex-wife once referred to their daughter as a whale while she was still struggling with obesity.

The relationship between Zulekha Haywood and her mother was said to be emotionally abusive.

6. Zulekha Haywood’s weight loss

As a child, Haywood struggled with obesity. According to reports, she used to occasionally lose weight but would later gain it back again. Her mother decided to put her on a diet but it did not work.

She revealed she weighed 330 pounds in her late 20s and had heel spurs and swollen knees. Her mother would yell at her for eating too much most of the time and she couldn’t resist food.

Haywood revealed it was too much for her especially being the daughter of a supermodel.

During her 28th birthday, she contacted a surgeon who specialized in bariatric surgery, and in 2008 she underwent a gastric bypass. She revealed she felt much better and confident of herself after the surgery.

7. Zulekha Haywood’s net worth

There are speculations that Zulekha Haywood has a net worth of over $4 million but this has not been verified yet. Hers is nothing close to what her mother has.

The Somalian-American supermodel has a net worth of over $120 million. She has amassed her huge wealth through her fashion work and other works like appearing in film and television.

Iman also received half of her ex-husband’s estate after he passed. At the time of his death, David Bowie was worth 4230 million.

Haywood’s father on the other hand has a net worth of over $3 million. He would have been three times richer if he had accepted a proposal he received from Nike when he started his career.

Spencer Haywood was asked to choose between $100,000 or a 10%equity stake in the company. Unfortunately, he chose the $100,000 instead of the equity offer.

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