Hailey Bieber stuns in a strapless Summer dress and head scarf, bringing the Olympics anti-hijab dress rules to mind. Hailey, who announced her pregnancy with husband Justin Bieber in May 2024 has endeavored to remain fashionable despite her rapidly growing baby bump. Her latest bold fashion choice saw the model experiment with a headscarf and sunshades while flaunting her pregnant belly in various poses.
Taking to Instagram, Hailey Bieber shared photos of herself showing off her pregnancy in a long tube dress. The star paired her stunning yellow dress with a matching silk scarf wrapped around her head and neck, almost like a hijab, topping off the look with dark sunshades.
She captured shots from different angles, showing off her pregnancy glow and unique fashion choice. In one of the shots, the 27-year-old laid out the headscarf and sunglasses on a bed, seemingly showcasing the star pieces in her ensemble. Hailey Bieber also shared a zoomed-in snap of a plate of half-eaten cake, indulging her pregnancy cravings. The snaps left netizens in awe of the fashionable mom-to-be.
Hailey Bieber’s Pregnancy Post Sparks Debate
Via comments, many admired Hailey Bieber’s beauty, which was made more pronounced by her pregnancy glow. However, most fans were more concerned by her choice of outfit, particularly the head scarf wrapped around her neck. They likened Hailey Bieber’s head scarf to a hijab, with some suggesting it should be considered a fashion blunder given the Olympics’ strict French rules against it. Referencing the hijab-style head scarf, one wrote,
“It’s allowed in fashion, but we can’t wear it at the Olympics?”
Another fan quickly interjected, insisting Hailey Bieber wore a head scarf in the pregnancy photoshoot and not a hijab, as the comment inferred. The comment read,
“I’m also against that dumb Olympics rule but hun that’s not a hijab🤦♀️ it’s a silk scarf.”
Before long, more netizens joined in, debating whether the model’s head gear counted as a hijab and its significance to the French ban on hijabs in the Olympics dress rules. One commenter fired,
“It’s not, but the same. Why they just don’t let people do whatever they want.”
Another wrote,
“Silk scarves are worn on the head as hijabs too btw.”
A third added,
“What does that have to do with the Olympics?”
The debate surrounding hijab use at the Olympics comes after French Olympic sprinter Sounkamba Sylla turned to social media to slam the Olympics for prohibiting her from partaking in the opening ceremony because of her hijab. In her post, she wrote,
“You are selected for the Olympics, organized in your country, but you can’t participate in the opening ceremony because you wear a headscarf.”
Her criticism followed the French Olympics rule banning female Muslim athletes from competing with their hijabs or headscarves on. While the ban permitted these Olympic athletes to cover their hair in ways that did not appear religious, they are expected to adhere to the country’s existing principles of secularism guiding civil servants in their dress codes. The French ban on hijabs and head scarves in sports has stirred controversy as several religions and individuals deem it as fueling the prejudices plaguing women in sports. While indeed a symbol of a particular sect or religion, the head scarf could make for an impressive fashion choice, as Hailey has clearly shown with her latest pregnancy shots.
