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Dec 2021
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Dalia Darweesh | The Mo Show 40 (Modelin...

MO ISLAM
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Dalia Darweesh is the CEO & Founder of Ela Agency, the first modeling agency in Khobar, Saudi Arabia; and she’s also a writer, reporter, and stylist. In 2016, she moved back from the US, where she earned a degree in Business Management, modeled, and grew her passion for fashion. Dalia and Mo discuss the growing fashion and modeling industry in Saudi. 
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