Gigi Hadid, whose real name is Jelena Noura Hadid, is an American model of Dutch-Palestinian origin, born on April 23, 1995 in Los Angeles. Her father, Mohamed Hadid, is a real estate developer and her mother, Yolanda Foster is a model and interior designer. She has a younger sister, Bella Hadid, who is also a model and a younger brother, Anwar Hadid. She also has two older half-sisters, Marielle and Alana Hadid, from her father's first marriage.
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At the age of two, she was noticed by the French Paul Marciano, founder and designer of the Guess brand. He made her model for the children's lines of his brand. At the same time, Gigi Hadid appeared several times on her mother's reality show, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
After graduating from Malibu High School, Bella Hadid's sister signed a contract with IMG Models. At the age of 17, she became the face of the Guess brand. Her career is launched. She made her debut in haute couture and walked the runway for the first time at New York Fashion Week in 2014. If Gigi Hadid meets a dazzling success, it is primarily due to her measurements (86-64-89 for 57 kg) which are in contrast to those usually observed on the catwalks. Very quickly, she made a place of choice in the world of modeling and chains the covers of magazines, fashion shows, campaigns and collaborations with brands of ready-to-wear and haute-couture.
In 2015, she officially became an "angel" and walked for the first time for the famous lingerie brand Victoria's Secret. The following year, Gigi Hadid created her own clothing line "Tommy x Gigi" in collaboration with Tommy Hilfiger.
At the end of 2017, Forbes magazine announced that Gigi Hadid was the 5th highest paid model in the world with $9.5 million earned over the year.
On the personal side, the supermodel revealed that she suffers from Hashimoto's thyroid. On the heart side, Gigi Hadid dated Australian singer Cody Simpson, then the former member of the Jonas Brothers, Joe Jonas. Since 2015, she shares her life with British singer Zayn Malik.
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