An American hijab wearing journalist features in the latest edition of Playboy.

Noor Tagouri, a 22-year-old Libyan American journalist appears in Playboy in the magazines “renegades” series which highlights men and women who are changing the way people think.

Playboy states, "They’ve risked it all—even their lives—to do what they love, showing us what can be accomplished if we break the rules.”

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Posting on Twitter, Noor said, “It's here! I'm honored to share that Playboy has named me a 2016 Renegade and has featured me in their piece!! “ In a separate tweet, Noor said, “i know ppl are expecting me to make a comment/explain...but im gonna let everyone get the hate out of their systems and calm down for a sec.”

Noor told Playboy how wearing a hijab has helped her in her profession.

"Being able to share in the vulnerability of the people I talk to helps me gain their trust.

"To be honest, I think being a hijab Muslim woman, helped me gain that trust. I know what it’s like to have the narrative of our community be skewed and exploited in the media.”