Sunday January 31, 2016
By Conviron Altatis
Somali supermodel Iman is the widow of the late English rock musician David Bowie. (Photo : Instagram/Iman)
Somali supermodel Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, who is professionally known as Iman, will receive almost half of her late husband David Bowie's fortune. The late rock musician's will was filed in Manhattan court on Jan. 29, Friday.
Aside from Bowie's SoHo home, Iman received 50 percent of her late husband's net worth. Bowie left 25 percent to their daughter Alexandria Zahra Jones, who also received his Ulster County mountain home, and the other 25 percent to Duncan Jones, his son from a previous marriage.
Moreover, Alexandria's nanny Marion Skene received $1 million from Bowie. The late rock musician's long-time personal assistant Corinne Schwab also received $2 million and shares he owned in the company Opossum Inc.
A long-time Buddhist, Bowie discussed his dying wish in the 20-page document, which was signed on Aug. 25, 2004. He wanted his ashes scattered on the Indonesian island Bali as per Buddhist customs.
"I direct that my executors shall arrange for my remains to be taken to the country of Bali and to be cremated there in accordance with the Buddhist rituals of Bali," Bowie wrote in his will obtained by Page Six. "If that is not practical, then I direct that my executors shall arrange for my remains to be cremated and my ashes scattered in Bali.
Filed along with the will is Bowie's death certificate indicating that his body was cremated in New Jersey on Jan. 12, which was two days after his death, CBS News has learned.
Iman and Bowie got married in a private ceremony in Switzerland on April 24, 1992. Their daughter Alexandria was born on Aug. 15, 2000.