Gigi Hadid

SUMMARY

Gigi Hadid is one of the most iconic, versatile supermodels of our time, having built her career from age 16––and appearing in a campaign at just two years old. Since her NYFW debut in 2014, Hadid has amassed more than 35 Vogue covers worldwide, won the Model of the Year: Women at the Models.com Industry Awards, earned the British Fashion Awards International Model of the Year, Variety Power of Women, and Glamour Woman of the Year. She has walked in four Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows and has worked with brands including Maybelline, Rabanne, Miu Miu, Isabel Marant, Zara, Jacquemus, and more. Additionally, Hadid has been honored for her non-profit work with Pencils of Promise and UNICEF.

Gigi Hadid. Image Source: IMG Models

BIOGRAPHY

Gigi Hadid was born Jelena Noura Hadid in Los Angeles, California, to real-estate developer Mohamed Hadid and former model Yolanda Hadid. She grew up in a creative household alongside her siblings Bella and Anwar Hadid, both models. In 2013, Hadid graduated from Malibu High School, where she was captain of the varsity volleyball team and an equestrian. After high school, she moved to New York City to study criminal psychology at The New School but she later paused her studies to focus full-time on her growing modelling career.

Gigi Hadid’s modelling career started at a young age when she was discovered by Paul Marciano of Guess: when she was two years old!! She appeared in Baby Guess campaigns before stopping to focus on school. In 2013, she formally re-entered the industry, signing with IMG Models, which marked the beginning of her transition into high-fashion modelling. Her breakthrough came in 2014 when she made her New York Fashion Week debut. Soon after, she appeared on the covers of major magazines including Vogue, Harpers Bazaar and Elle. Hadid quickly became a regular face on prominent catwalks across New York, London, Milan, and Paris. Her growing visibility established her as a key figure during global fashion seasons.

On July 15, 2014, she starred alongside actor and model Patrick Schwarzenegger in designer Tom Ford’s Eyewear autumn/winter campaign. She co-hosted the Daily Front Row Fashion Media Awards in New York City on September 5, 2014. The following year, she was the brand ambassador for Australian fashion swimwear label Seafolly. In January 2015, she was named the Daily Front Row’s Model of the Year and a Maybelline brand ambassador. In March 2015, she and her then-boyfriend Cody Simpson were featured as a part of fashion photographer Mario Testino’s project “Towel Series”. By May 2015, she had walked for Marc Jacobs, Chanel, Michael Kors, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Max Mara. She appeared in the music video for Taylor Swift’s song “Bad Blood”. In December 2015, she made her first appearance at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

Gigi Hadid for Miu Miu

Hadid has appeared on the covers of Vogue (United States, Paris, Italy, Britain, Japan, Spain, Australia, Brazil, the Netherlands, Germany, China), Schön!, Numéro, Allure, W Magazine and Teen Vogue, as well as The Wall Street Journal, Elle (Canada), Dazed and Harper’s Bazaar (United States, Malaysia).[44][45][46] She has shot editorials for VMAN, Elle (United States), Grazia, Cleo, Vogue, Sports Illustrated, Paper Magazine, Vanity Fair and V Magazine. She has starred in campaigns for Guess, Versace, Balmain, Topshop, Max Mara, and Stuart Weitzman.

In January 2016, she became the global brand ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger, fronting campaigns for underwear, apparel and fragrances. In April 2016, Hadid starred in an interactive campaign including a commercial for the BMW M2. She hosted the 2016 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards in Toronto on June 19, 2016 and co-designed a capsule collection with Tommy Hilfiger called Gigi by Tommy Hilfiger, which was released at New York Fashion Week. In October, her boot collection for Stuart Weitzman titled the Gigi Boot was revealed and she became a brand ambassador for Reebok, fronting the #PerfectNever campaign.

On November 20, 2016, she hosted the American Music Awards alongside Saturday Night Live alum Jay Pharoah. In December 2016, she made her second appearance at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, earning her wings for the first time and in the same month she won the award for International Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards, presented to her by Donatella Versace. Hadid was the face of the S/S 2017 campaign for Max Mara accessories, Stuart Weitzman and DSQUARED2. The second Tommy Hilfiger and Hadid ready-to-wear collection was presented in February 2017. She was featured on four March 2017 Vogue covers: American, British, Chinese, and the inaugural edition of Vogue Arabia. She also appeared on the May 2017 covers for the Dutch editions of Vogue, Cosmopolitan and Glamour as well as the June/July 2017 cover of American Harper’s Bazaar.

Hadid scored her second American Vogue cover in August 2017. The third Tommy Hilfiger and Hadid collection was presented in September 2017. She appeared on many different international Vogue covers in 2018, including British Vogue in March, Vogue Italia in May and Vogue Brazil in September. In November 2018, she announced her first collaboration with Reebok designing sneakers for the brand. She also returned to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show for the third time in the same month. In early 2019, she appeared on more Vogue covers, including Vogue Czechoslovakia, Vogue Arabia, and Vogue Hong Kong.

In August 2022, Hadid revealed that she would be launching her first clothing line, Guest in Residence. Serving as founder and creative director the brand was launched in September. In 2023, Hadid and Tan France co-hosted the reality fashion competition Next In Fashion. French luxury fashion house Rabanne announced Hadid as the face of its new fragrance, Million Gold For Her in August 2024. In March 2025, Brazilian footwear brand “Havaianas” announced their partnership with Hadid as its new global ambassador. Alongside her modelling career, she maintains a strong presence in fashion media and continues to be involved in industry events and charitable initiatives.

Gigi Hadid for Miu Miu

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Gigi Hadid has received several awards recognising her contribution to the fashion industry. Gigi With more than 35 Vogue covers worldwide to her credit, she won the Model of the Year: Women at the Models.com Industry Awards, earned the British Fashion Awards International Model of the Year, Variety Power of Women, and Glamour Woman of the Year.

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