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Zahiyya Abdul-Karim is a designer and entrepreneur in New York City's Fashion Industry. Over the past 25 years, Zahiyya has worked in the NYC fashion Industry building millions in revenue for design firms and also sewing and designing for private clients.  Cover Me Chic was also founded by Zahiyya and is the umbrella of her brand.

Zahiyya studied fashion design in college and soon after got her first job in the New York fashion Industry.

Her fashion and textile designs have been featured in various publications including The New York Times, Huffington Post, Aziza Magazine, Sew News, and the Philadelphia Enquirer among others.

When Zahiyya is not sewing and designing clothes, building brands, or creating websites she can be found tending her many plants, reading, sipping coffee, or hanging out with her two daughters, husband, and family.

Saniyyah Bilal is an experienced runway and print model who lives in New York but has roots in Philadelphia.  Saniyyah has modeled in Faatimah Gamble's annual fashion show, Brooklyn Fashion Week, and NYFW.  She has been published in the international magazine Gaya Magazine, featured in Allure, worked with Verona Collection and Natasha Denona  LLC. Saniyyah is a skincare ambassador for Ambi Skin products and a contestant on The Fashion Hero TV show.  Her latest project featured as a model has just come out with @the jeanniemai's clothing line featured on @therealdaytime television show.  Saniyyah is represented by UMMA Models in London and BiCoastal Management in both New York and Los Angeles.  Saniyyah Bilal says "Dare to be unique and own it"