Gigi Hadid

Biography

Jelena Noura "Gigi" Hadid (born April 23, 1995) is an American model and television personality.

In November 2014, she made her debut in the Top 50 Models ranking at Models.com.In 2016, she was named International Model of the Year by the British Fashion Council.

Throughout her whole career, Hadid has made 45 appearances in international Vogue.Models.com

ranks Hadid as one of the "New Supers". Since 2017, Hadid has been one of the highest-paid models in the world earning $20 million.

Born in Los Angeles, Hadid began her career as a child model for Baby Guess. She signed to IMG Models in 2013 and made her New York Fashion Week debut the next year.

She has appeared in numerous high fashion campaigns and editorials and is a spokesmodel for Maybelline.

Jelena Noura Hadid was born on April 23, 1995, in Los Angeles, California, to Jordanian real-estate developer Mohamed Hadid and Dutch former model Yolanda Hadid (née Van den Herik).

Through her father, she claims descent from Daher Al Omer, Prince of Nazareth and Sheik of Galilee. She has a younger sister, Bella, and a younger brother, Anwar, both of whom are also models.

She also has two older paternal half-sisters; Marielle and Alana. She and her siblings were raised on a ranch in Santa Barbara. The family moved to Beverly Hills after ten years.

In 2013, Hadid graduated from Malibu High School, where she was captain of the school's varsity volleyball team, as well as an equestrian.

After high school, she moved to New York City to study criminal psychology at The New School. She suspended her studies to focus on her modeling career.