Gigi Hadid

Gigi Hadid

Jelena Noura Hadid was born in Los Angeles to real estate developer Mohamed Hadid and former model Yolanda Hadid. She has two younger siblings, a sister, Bella, and a brother, Anwar, both of whom are also models. Hadid graduated from Malibu High School, where she was captain of the varsity volleyball team.

About Gigi Hadid in brief

Summary Gigi HadidJelena Noura Hadid was born in Los Angeles to real estate developer Mohamed Hadid and former model Yolanda Hadid. Hadid has two younger siblings, a sister, Bella, and a brother, Anwar, both of whom are also models. In 2013, Hadid graduated from Malibu High School, where she was captain of the varsity volleyball team as well as a competitive horseback rider. After moving to New York City and signing to IMG Models in 2013, she made her New York Fashion Week debut in February 2014 walking for Desigual’s show. In 2016, she was named International Model of the Year by the British Fashion Council. She appeared in the music video for Taylor Swift’s song \”Bad Blood\”, which was released in the same month. She has also starred in campaigns for Guess, Versace, Penshoppe, Balmain FW 2015, Topshop, Max Mara, and Stuart Weitzman. She hosted the 2016 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards in Toronto on June 19, 2016. She co-designed a capsule collection with Tommy Hilfiger called Gigi by Tommy Hiler for fall of 2016 at New York fashion Week. She was also the brand ambassador for Australian fashion swimwear label Seafolly in that same year. In December 2015, She made her first appearance in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. In April 2016 Hadid starred in an interactive commercial for BMW including a commercial for the BMW i2 and the BMW M2 M2 2nd Generation.

She also appeared in a campaign for Pirelli’s 2015 Pirelli calendar. In March 2015, she and her boyfriend at the time, Cody Simpson, featured as a part of fashion photographer Mario Testino’s project called \”Towel Series. She was on the cover of Galore magazine and Carine Roitfeld’s CR Fashion Book in 2014. By May 2015, Hadir had walked for designers including: Marc Jacobs, Chanel, Michael Kors, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Max Mara. In January 2016, She was named the Daily Front Row’s model of the year and a Maybelline brand ambassador. She is also the global ambassador for Tommy Hilfigureder, fronting campaigns for underwear, apparel and fragrances. She claims descent from Daher Al Omer, Prince of Nazareth and the Sheik of Galilee. Through her father she claims descent to be a member of the Palestinian royal family. In the span of four years, she has made 35 appearances on international Vogue magazine covers. She started modeling with Baby Guess before stopping to concentrate on school in 2011. She resumed working with Marciano in 2012 and has shot three campaigns with Guess as an adult.