Gigi Hadid is one of the world's leading supermodels, a Victoria's Secret angel and Tom Fort's favorite, famous throughout the world for her incredibly slender and long legs.
The representative of the modeling dynasty, who began her career at the age of 2, by the age of 20 had already managed to appear in a huge number of fashion publications, and, despite her youth and prohibitions, took part in hot photo shoots both in swimsuits and topless.
Brief biography and personal life
Gigi Hadid (the star poses in a swimsuit in the photo below in the article) was born at the end of April 1995 in Los Angeles, California, into the family of a construction magnate and one of the highest paid fashion models in the world.
In addition to Gigi, who received the name Jelena Nura at birth, there were two more children growing up in the family: Anwar and Bella, who also later chose a modeling career. At the age of 5, Gigi's parents divorced, but tried to remain good friends, and some time later, the children's mother, Yolanda Van den Herik, re-wifed producer David Foster.
Gigi successfully attended school in Malibu, and devoted all her free time to sports, becoming not only a successful equestrian, but also the captain of the school football team.
Having received her certificate, Gigi became a student at the New York New School, choosing the department of forensic psychiatry. Gigi's modeling career began at the age of 2 with an advertisement for Baby Guess children's clothing, but upon reaching school age, the girl was forced to temporarily leave filming and plunge headlong into her studies.
At the age of 17, Gigi returned to work, signing a contract with IMG Models and starting modeling for Maybelline, Chanel, Max Mara and Tommy Hilfiger. In 2015, the girl made her debut in the show of the lingerie brand Victoria Secrets, and also took part in New York Fashion Week.
In the same year, Gigi became a regular face of the glossy publications Vogue, Elle and Cleo, and also took part in the filming of the Pirelli calendar, along with Adriana Lima and Natalia Vodianova.
The model's next job was shooting for Rosa Cha, giving her the opportunity to work together with Emily Di Donato and Barbara Palvin, and in August 2016, the girl tried herself as a designer, releasing a fashion line with Tommy Hilfiger.
The fruitful collaboration between the fashion designer and Gigi began several years ago, and then Tommy saw design potential in the beautiful girl walking down the catwalk.
In 2022, Gigi's photographs appeared on the cover of Vogue and Love magazine, showing her positive attitude towards body positivity with growing armpit hairs. In 2022, Gigi posed for Vogue Italia wearing Calvin Klein clothes, where she overused bronzer and was accused of racism, and then posed for Reebok, transforming herself into a professional boxer.
In 2022, the model attracted increased attention at the Coachella festival, and in early 2022 she worked on a fashion show for Jean-Paul Gaultier. A little later, Gigi took part in the scandal against Harvey Weinstein, since she was personally acquainted with the victims of the producer’s harassment, Salma Hayek and Kira Delevingne.
Having become a participant in Karl Lagerfeld's last show, Gigi received the title of one of the highest paid models in the world, sharing this title with Irina Shayk and Yasmine Le Bon.
Gigi Hadid's boyfriends include Daniel Sharman, Nick Jonas and Patrick Uretz. The model had a relatively long relationship with Cody Simpson, who was replaced by Lewis Hamilton and Joe Jonas.
In 2015, at one of the parties, Gigi met Zayn Malik. Over the next few years, the couple broke up and then rekindled their relationship, and in 2022, rumors emerged that Gigi was expecting a child with Malik. The information released by the model’s mother was not confirmed, and in 2022 the couple broke up.
The model's next chosen one was Tyler Cameron, the relationship with whom lasted about 2 months. At the beginning of 2022, information appeared that Gigi was expecting her first child, whose father was Zayn Malik. The couple appears together everywhere, but is in no hurry to officially legitimize the relationship.
Gigi is very dependent on her family and considers her sister Bella her best friend. The girls are very close to each other, as well as to Dua Lipa, Hailey Baldwin and Selena Gomez. But the latter left the girl group after she started a relationship with Bella Hadid's ex-boyfriend.
early years
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Gigi Hadid was born Jelena Noura Hadid on April 23, 1995 in Los Angeles. Her father, Mohammed Hadid, is the owner of a construction company, and her mother, Yolanda Hadid, is a former model.
Interesting fact: through his father, Gigi is a descendant of Daher Al-Omer, who ruled Northern Palestine in the mid-18th century.
She has a younger sister, Bella, and a younger brother, Anwar, who are also famous models. By the way, we have already written about Bella, and you can check out her hot photos in a separate article.
- Hot selections of Bella Hadid: hot photos of a stunning model A collection of stunning photos of the world famous model Bella Hadid and her biography.
The girl's parents divorced in 2000, after which her mother married David Foster, a Canadian musician, songwriter and producer. Through him, Gigi Hadid also has five half-sisters.
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In 2013, the heroine of our material graduated from Malibu High School in California. During her teenage years, she was very passionate about sports and played volleyball and horse riding.
She later moved to New York City to pursue higher education and also pursue her modeling career. Although she first began studying criminal psychology at a private research university in Lower Manhattan in New York, she then decided to stop studying and focus entirely on working in the modeling business.
Figure parameters and appearance
Gigi Hadid in a swimsuit in 2014 became the adornment of Sports Illustrated magazine. The luxurious beauty inherited her exotic appearance from her Muslim father and incredibly long legs, which are considered her calling card, from her European mother.
Figure parameters:
Height | 178 cm |
Weight | 58 kg |
Chest-waist-hips | 89-63,5-89 |
Bust size | 90C |
Bust volume | 3 |
Clothing size | 4 (US) or 34 (EU) |
Shoe size | 8 (US) or 38.5 (EU) or 5.5 (UK) |
Hair color | Light |
Eye color | Green and blue |
Nationality | American |
Appearance type | European |
How Jelena Noura Hadid's figure has changed
Surprisingly, the star has to fight off accusations of both anorexia and being overweight.
Rate the photo of Gigi in a swimsuit
She introduced the fashion for a healthy, athletic body and proved that a lush bust (by the way, at the beginning of her career her breasts were more modest, read about Gigi Hadid’s mammoplasty here) and rounded hips, coupled with pumped up abs, only adorn the model.
Rate your figure: Gigi Hadid on the catwalk
Breast augmentation
The most controversial of all the proposed operations is whether there was breast augmentation. Some plastic surgeons claim that Gigi changed her breast size at least three times. Others believe that there was no mammoplasty. Regardless of whether she had breast surgery or not, now her appearance is very harmonious and seductive.
Plastic surgery
Gigi Hadid (a swimsuit model with one of her boyfriends who graced Mario Testino's photo project) began her career at a very young age and gradually grew up from an angular, cheerful teenager into a luxurious beauty, considered one of the sexiest women on the planet.
Photos of Gigi Hadid before and after facial plastic surgery
Experts who closely monitor changes in the star’s appearance are confident that the model’s beauty is largely due to the plastic surgeon who expertly worked on Gigi’s face.
Eyelids
By nature, Gigi has a slightly drooping upper eyelid over her eyes, which was corrected by blepharoplasty, which corrected the skin and made her eyes more open.
Cheekbones
Having a naturally round face with pronounced apples, the model, with the help of a surgeon, removed Bisha's lumps, making her cheekbones more elongated and aristocratic, and also performed an endoscopic forehead lift.
Lips
The introduction of fillers with hyaluronic acid made it possible not only to increase the shape of the lips and give them sensuality, but also to correct the model’s slightly protruding chin.
Hair
Experts believe that in order to elongate the shape of her forehead, Gigi surgically raised her hairline, which slightly sharpened her naturally round face.
On the way to success
Gigi has done a lot of work to achieve success. And it's amazing. The girl was born with amazingly impressive facial features, but what exactly changes occurred and did the plastic surgeon have a hand in this?
- 2012 – at the age of 16, G’s image was impressive. Not many teenagers looked like this. Thin eyebrows, which subsequently changed. The nose had a shape that was often corrected by rhinoplasty. Already this year, the girl walked on the red carpet with changed hair. They have become a lighter shade, and the swelling of the face left over from childhood still persists. This fall, eyebrows become significantly thicker and hair becomes more textured.
- 2013 – the wide nose catches the eye. G uses one of the most successful boho-style hairstyles and onion makeup in her appearance.
- 2014 – at 18 years old, the model in the photo has her hair pulled up, this opens up her face. The makeup application is flawless, but there is a strange line visible under the lower lip. G then reappears with blond hair and chubby cheeks. Her career includes a signed contract with Maybelline.
- 2015 – there is noticeable maturation on the face. Gee became prettier, the childish makeup was gone, and in its place came bright lipstick, false eyelashes, and luminizer. But still, the matte nude lipstick that the model periodically appears with remains the ideal option for her face. During this period, the supermodel becomes world class. Experiments begin this year - eyebrows just fly up.
- 2016 – the girl is 21 years old, her career is taking her forward, her hair is getting darker, her nose is changing. Gee uses extensions and bangs, which are clearly visible in the photo. Makeup becomes heavy, lips become fuller.
Appearance after plastic surgery
Gigi Hadid does not comment on the operations performed, noting that her beauty is the key to proper contouring and care procedures aimed at maintaining good skin condition.
Experts are confident that the model has repeatedly resorted to surgical interventions , which allowed her to acquire a sophisticated and aristocratic appearance, and all the changes were made so expertly that they left virtually no marks on the skin.
Gigi Hadid show for Versace fashion house
Supermodel Gigi Hadid began collaborating with the Italian Haute Couture House Versace in 2016, remaining its main ambassador to this day. Ever since the days of Gianni Versace, this famous brand has been famous for its unprecedented fees, which it pays to popular models for participating in its advertising campaigns.
Read also: History of the creation of the Versace fashion house
Video: Gigi Hadid for the Versace fashion house, 2016-2021
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Beauty secrets
Gigi Hadid (the supermodel looks so luxurious in a swimsuit that her photos were called “the hottest pictures of our time” by Maxim magazine) constantly takes care of the beauty of her face and hair, and she adopted her favorite beauty rituals from her mother, model Yolanda Van den Herik.
Facial care
Like most models, Gigi faced the problem of skin fatigue due to the abundance of artistic makeup. That is why the girl’s main rule was daily thorough cleansing of the skin and the use of a large amount of moisturizers.
Gigi helps keep her face in perfect condition with inexpensive drugstore cleansing cosmetics, which the model often chooses depending on the scent or shape of the bottle.
In her free time from filming, Gigi prefers not to wear makeup at all, thereby giving her skin the opportunity to rest. The model recalls that her mother taught her this, who always tried to walk around with the cleanest, most natural face possible at home.
Gigi calls her second beauty secret thoroughly moisturizing the skin. According to the star, the brighter her makeup is done, the more moisturizing cosmetics should be on her face, since makeup instantly absorbs moisture, drying out the tissue.
The model calls Intensive Repair Very Dry Skin Lotion (from Eucerin) her favorite product for moisturizing the skin. Also used to flying constantly, Gigi always has cleansing and moisturizing wipes with her, which help quickly moisturize the skin and remove makeup in the cramped conditions of the airport.
If the model is tired, she instantly gets back into shape by simply washing her face, and uses a scrub from St. to care for and cleanse the tissues. Ives.
The model calls moisturizing lip balm her favorite cosmetic product, which she doesn’t mind spending any money on. Before each photo shoot, Gigi also makes sure to wipe them with a damp towel, freeing them from loose skin.
This technique allows you to make your mouth more attractive and plump. To combat dead particles, the model uses a sugar scrub, which she applies to the skin of her lips with a toothbrush. Just recently out of adolescence, Gigi often suffers from acne on her face, and tries to fight pimples with toothpaste.
The model notes that her mother taught her to apply a small amount of drying paste to the pimple, and then place a piece of toilet paper on top of it. Gigi tries to make such a drying compress at night, and in the morning she simply cleanses the skin with a damp towel.
Hair care
In her interviews, Gigi Hadid admitted that she prefers not to wash her hair every day, believing that water and detergents dry out her hair very much. To cleanse her hair, the girl chose shampoos and conditioners from the Sheer Blonde series (from John Frieda), which make her hair much softer.
After washing, the model applies Smooth and Finish Serum (from GHD) and Ocean Spritz Beach Texture Hairspray (from Wella).
To achieve baby-like hair, the model uses a Sephora facial brush and, if necessary, can use a simple toothbrush. Gigi applies hairspray to her brush to remove all excess and create the perfect ponytail.
Under the California sun, the actress's naturally blonde hair naturally fades, but Gigi always adjusts the shade of her hair using the balayage technique.
Makeup
In everyday life, Gigi Hadid tries to go without makeup or use her beauty must-have, consisting of foundation, bronzer and mascara. The model is confident that the women in her family have faces that would become quite heavy with too much makeup, so she tries to minimize the amount of decorative cosmetics she uses.
The model prefers to apply makeup in natural light, and for going out in public she uses the services of makeup artist Patrick Ta:
- First, exfoliate the facial skin from dead cells.
- Illuminating the fabric with a special base and then applying moisturizing makeup before applying foundation.
- Correcting the fabric using Armani Fluid Sheer foundation, and then applying highlighter with a brush on the prominent areas of the cheekbones, down the bridge of the nose and on the Cupid's arrow.
- Setting makeup with matte powder and then adding shine to the skin with a finishing base of MAC Prep + Prime.
Gigi Hadid's calling card is her sable eyebrows, which the model carefully protects from any impact. From time to time, the girl allows her lower hairs to be adjusted, but she forbids changing the natural shape of her brow ridges.
Nutrition
Gigi Hadid's popular nutrition system helps her stay in great shape, requiring her to adhere to a diet 6 days a week, and on the 7th day allowing her body to relax and pamper itself. The model advises all girls to eat healthy, but eat hamburgers periodically to stay sane.
Gigi herself can easily indulge in pizza or a sweet dessert during a break, and calls her favorite dish the “Spicy Citrus” cocktail, which contains, in addition to oranges, ginger and cayenne pepper, which help to relax and warm up the body.
The model prefers to drink this drink immediately before training, preparing the body for active exercise.
Sport
Gigi Hadid began actively playing sports while still in school, becoming a good rider and captain of the volleyball team. Now the girl compares favorably with her colleagues in the modeling business not because of her extreme thinness, but because of her attractive, feminine, appetizing forms, noting that she will never become too thin anyway.
Boxing helps the model keep herself in great shape. According to the star, training helps her not only pump up her body, but also throw out all her excess emotions in the ring. Gigi works out with a punching bag 4 times a week, and also participates in sparring for an hour. Such exercises help her not only tighten her body muscles, but also improve her posture.
The model also calls squats her favorite exercises, which help to tighten the buttocks as much as possible. Gigi notes that at home she constantly posts a reminder on the refrigerator to do at least 15 squats during every trip to the kitchen. According to the star, this technique is of course very painful, but allows you to quickly get an excellent result.
Photoshoot
Gigi Hadid graced the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit in swimsuit photos in 2014, where the model showed off her chic, appetizing figure throughout 29 photographs taken by photographer Yu Tsai. This photo shoot was the 3rd in the model’s collection. Previously, Gigi posed in a black leather bodysuit for the Pirelli calendar and completely naked for V Magazine.
Surprisingly, photographs of the half-naked model appeared on the pages even before she officially came of age. So, at the age of 20, the favorite of Karl Lagerfeld and Tom Forma starred in the Towel Series, a photo project by Mario Testino, which captured celebrities only in white bath towels.
In addition to candid shots, the model’s collection included shooting for Vogue and Guess magazines, and in 2022, pregnant Gigi first appeared half-naked in an advertisement for Calvin Klein underwear, and then worked with the publication Chaos Sixty Nine, in a photo shoot dedicated to the Chanel brand.
From model to supermodel
Gigi Hadid first appeared on the cover of a fashion publication in 2012. His debut was joint photos with Megan Wiggins in the Guess glossy magazine. In 2014, the model already clattered her heels at New York Fashion Week, representing the Spanish Fashion House Desigual.
Gigi Hadid's first appearance in a fashion magazine. Together with model Megan Wiggins in the Guess edition, 2012
Gigi's first highly paid contract is her collaboration with American fashion designer Tom Ford. In 2014, the model became the face of an advertising campaign for luxury women's perfumes released by Ford for Valentine's Day.
The period 2015-2016 was marked for the model by gaining the status of a sex symbol in the world of Big Fashion. At this time, the charming American is featured in a piquant photo shoot for the popular Pirelli calendar, and also becomes a model for Victoria's Secret, sparking extraordinary interest among the multi-million army of fans of her beauty and attractive figure.
Read also: Models and the history of the creation of the Victoria's Secret brand
Video: Supermodel Gigi Hadid at the Victoria's Secret show
Gigi also takes part in the video of singer Taylor Swift "Bad Blood" (2015). The music video itself is essentially a short film, featuring a host of showbiz stars such as actress Hailee Steinfeld and supermodels Cara Delevingne, Karlie Kloss and Cindy Crawford.
In 2016, Gigi Hadid acquired the status of a supermodel, which is assigned only to those models who have contracts with the Houses of the High Fashion World, such as Versace, Fendi, Chanel and many others.
In the same year, the supermodel appears at Haute Couture Week in New York, London, Paris and Milan, where she is honored with the opening and closing of this grandiose world show.
Read also: The history of the creation of the world of High Fashion
Gigi Hadid and fashion designer Donatella Versace
Also, in 2016, the popular model received the “International Model of the Year” award from the British Fashion Awards, which was presented to her by Donatella Versace herself, and the Victoria’s Secret brand made Gigi its official Angel.
Gigi Hadid as Victoria's Secret Angel
Since 2022, supermodel Gigi Hadid has become the official ambassador of the Fashion House of fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, with whom she has been collaborating for several years, receiving unprecedented fees in advertising campaigns for fragrances and new Tommy Hilfiger collections.
As Claudia Schiffer said in the 1990s: “To become a supermodel, you need to appear on the cover of every fashion publication at the same time.” Which, in a sense, is what Gigi Hadid did, being featured more than 35 times in a short period on the glossy edition of Vogue.
Read also: What does Supermodel status mean?
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Interesting facts and achievements
Gigi Hadid is one of the leading and highly paid young top models, repeatedly ranked among the “Most Beautiful People on the Planet.”
Interesting facts about the model:
- At birth, the girl was named Jelena Noura, and Gigi is a pseudonym invented by her mother.
- In her numerous interviews, the star notes that she has not yet decided on her religious views. So, some time ago, the model positioned herself as a Muslim, following in her father’s footsteps, but later admitted that she was more drawn to Catholicism.
- A simple cry into the pillow helps Gigi relieve stress after work, with the help of which she saves her nervous system from overwork.
- In December 2022, fans were able to see the Gigi Hadid Barbie doll, created by the model together with designer Tommy Halfinger, wearing a black striped sweatshirt and white short shorts decorated with red stripes.
- From time to time, the model allows herself to take a break from fans and social networks and then abruptly locks herself at home, simultaneously deleting all Internet applications from her phone.
- Gigi hates dieting, and calls creamy soup with tomatoes and fried cheese her favorite dish. She loves the model and a variety of spices, among which she especially loves za’atar, which is very popular in the Middle East. This is what Gigi adds to add flavor to her daily omelette.
- For many years now, Gigi Hadid has been suffering from chronic pathology of the thyroid gland, Hashimoto's disease, forcing her to constantly take hormonal medications. It is because of her illness that the model constantly experiences weight fluctuations, often attributed to an alleged tendency towards anorexia.
- In 2022, due to problems with the authorities, Gigi was forced to miss the Victoria Secrets show in China.
- The model calls “CS: Crime Scene Investigation” her favorite TV series. It was under the influence of this TV show that the girl entered the faculty of criminal psychology and if she had not become a model, she would have devoted her life to solving crimes.
Gigi Hadid is a luxurious beauty with an exotic appearance, deservedly recognized as “one of the most beautiful women on the planet.”
The girl, who dedicated her life to a modeling career, became a worthy successor to the work of her mother and sister, and her luxurious photographs in swimsuits were repeatedly recognized as incredibly picket and hot shots, mercilessly breaking men’s hearts.
Religion Gigi Hadid
Supermodel Gigi Hadid is a Muslim and professes the moderate Sunnism of love and kindness, inherited from her father, Palestinian Mohammed Anwar Hadid. In 2022, the international fashion magazine Vogue opened a representative office in the Middle East, where Gigi Hadid appeared on the first cover of the publication wearing a fashionable hijab with rhinestones.
Gigi Hadid for Vogue Arabia in 2022
However, both the glossy itself and the model were criticized for the irrelevant image, since some haters would have been better off seeing an Arab girl on the front page.
An interesting fact is that the first editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine in the Middle East is Princess Dina Abdulaziz, the owner of a popular fashion store in Riyadh and the spouse of one of the members of the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia. It was under her editorial hand that the image of Gigi Hadid was published on the first cover of a popular fashion publication.
There is no better person to front the Vogue Arabia campaign than Gigi, a model who is defining tomorrow's creative and dynamic generation in the Middle East.
Princess Dina Abdulaziz on supermodel Gigi Hadid
It should be noted that Gigi's boyfriend, British singer Zayn Malik, is also a Muslim. His father Yasser Malik is a British Pakistani, and his mother is a native Englishwoman who converted to Islam after their wedding. It is clear that for Zane the religious preferences of his future bride are an important fact.
Malik and Gigi in traditional clothes for Eid al-Adha
The couple annually celebrates the holiday of the end of the Hajj Eid al-Adha, as can be seen from the photos that the singer’s younger sister, Valia Malik, published on her Instagram. For Gigi and Zayn, this is a family holiday, where only close family members gather.
Gigi, along with Zayn Malik and his mother Trisha, celebrate Eid al-Adha in 2018, source: Instagram @waliyha.azad
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