The adventure that started at the age of two and went on to become one of the world-famous models: Who is Gigi Hadid?

Her real name is Jelena Noura Hadid, she was born on April 23, 1995 in Los Angeles, California. She was born to her father, Jordanian real estate developer Mohamed Hadid, and mother, Dutch former model Yolanda Van den Herik Hadid. Hadid has a younger sister named Bella and a younger brother named Anwar, both of whom are models. She also has two older half-sisters named Marielle and Alana through her father. Growing up on a ranch in Santa Barbara with her siblings, Hadid moved with her family to Beverly Hills ten years later.

She was nicknamed "Gigi" by her mother when she was in elementary school, because one of her classmates' name was likened and confused with her own name. Starting her education at Malibu High School, Hadid was also the captain of the volleyball team and equestrian here. She graduated from school in 2013 and moved to New York to study criminal psychology at the New School. While attending school, she started modeling for the Baby Guess brand. But later she took a break from her education to focus on her modeling career. In fact, Hadid's modeling career was discovered at the age of two by Paul Marciano, co-founder of clothing company Guess. She continued to work with Marciano after she stopped her education.

In 2012, she was named the campaign face for the Guess brand and has appeared in three campaigns as an adult. Having signed with the modeling agency IMG Models in 2013, Hadid made her debut on foot for fashion brand Desigual at New York Fashion Week in February 2014. That same month, she got her high fashion debut on the cover of author Carine Roitfeld's CR Fashion Book. On July 15, 2014, she appeared with Patrick Schwarzenegger in fashion designer Tom Ford's Eyewear fall/winter campaign. In the same year, she hosted the fashion industry publication, the Daily Front Row's Fashion Media Awards, held in New York. She has also appeared in fashion designer Tom Ford F/W 2014, "Tom Ford Velvet Orchard Fragrance" and "Tom Ford Beauty 2014" campaigns she. Later in the year, she posed for the cover of Galore magazine.

The following year she was featured in the annual Pirelli Calendar. She also served as the brand ambassador for Australian fashion swimwear brand Seafolly she. In January 2015, she was named "Model of the Year" by the Daily Front Row publication. Around this time, she was announced as the brand ambassador for cosmetics brand Maybelline. In March 2015, Hadid and boyfriend Cody Simpson posed as part of the "Towel Series" project shot by fashion photographer Mario Testino.

In May 2015, designers such as Marc Jacobs, Chanel, Michael Kors, Jean Paul Gaultier and Max Mara walked the runway for me. That same month, she appeared in the music video for singer Taylor Swift's song "Bad Blood". She has walked the stage many times with her sister Bella. Towards the end of the year, the lingerie brand walked the runway for the first time at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

Hadid has appeared on the covers of various magazines, especially Vogue, Allure, W Magazine and Teen Vogue. She also appeared in editorials in magazines such as VMAN, Elle, Grazia, Cleo, Vogue, Sports Illustrated, Paper Magazine, Vanity Fair and V Magazine, in addition to the magazines she appeared on the covers of. Having appeared in advertising campaigns of many famous and well-known brands, Hadid took part in brands and campaigns such as Guess, Versace, Penshoppe, Balmain F/W 2015, Topshop, Max Mara and Stuart Weitzman.

In 2016, she walked the runway for brands and designers, notably Chanel, Elie Saab, Fendi, Marc Jacobs, Anna Sui, Miu Miu, Diane Von Furstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger, Fenty x Puma, Isabel Marant and Giambattista Valli. In January 2016, she led the lingerie, apparel and perfume campaigns as the global brand ambassador for the Tommy Hilfiger brand. In the same year, Hadid supported the car brand BMW's M2 series advertisement to be an interactive campaign. She hosted the 2016 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards held in Toronto on June 19th. She designed and presented a capsule collection with the Tommy Hilfiger brand named "Gigi by Tommy Hilfiger", which was launched at New York Fashion Week in the fall of 2016. Also, Hadid opened with five fashion shows during the Fall 2016 Fashion Weeks in New York, Milan and Paris, and closed with seven. In October, the "Gigi Boot" boot-boot collection for the Stuart Weitzman shoe brand appeared. At the same time, Hadid became the brand ambassador of Reebok, the sportswear and footwear brand, and took part in the brand's #PerfectNever campaign.

On November 20, 2016, Hadid hosted the American Music Awards with Jay Pharoah. The following month, she won her wings for the first time at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, making her second appearance. Then she won the International Model of the Year Award at the British Fashion Awards, given to her by Donatella Versace.

Hadid won the 2017 Spring/Summer campaign season by starring in the luxury fashion houses Fendi and Moschino campaigns. Additionally, she became the face of the S/S 2017 campaign for Max Mara accessories, Stuart Weitzman shoes and the DSQUARED2 fashion house. Second, the "Tommy Hilfiger and Hadid" ready-to-wear collection was launched in February 2017 for the Spring season. She served as the photographer for the Spring/Summer 2017 campaign of luxury fashion house Versus (Versace), featuring then-boyfriend singer Zayn Malik and model Adwoa Aboah. She was also involved in photographing V Magazine's special summer issue of "Gigi's Journal," featuring Polaroids of fashion industry colleagues, celebrities, and close friends.

In March 2017, she posed for four Vogue magazine covers: American, British, Chinese, and the first edition of Vogue Arabia. She has also appeared on the covers of CR Fashion Book (Spring/Summer 2017), Jolie (April 2017) and The Daily (Spring 2017). Later that year, she posed primarily on the covers of the Dutch editions of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and Glamor, and on the June/July 2017 cover of American Harper's Bazaar. She has appeared in editorials, the first in American Vogue (April 2017) and the second in LOVE Magazine (Spring / Summer 2017).

In August 2017, she appeared on the cover of the second American Vogue magazine with her then-boyfriend Zayn Malik. During the Fall/Winter 2017 Fashion Month to be held in New York, Milan and Paris, Jeremy Scott opened the runway for brands and designers such as Anna Sui, Versus (Versace), Alberta Ferretti, Missoni, H&M and Balmain. Also in the same fashion month, Isabel Marant, Moschino, Max Mara and Anna Sui closed the runway shows in it. That same year, the first season of two new collaborations with Vogue Eyewear and Messika Jewelry was announced. At the Daily Front Row's third annual Los Angeles Fashion Awards, she was honored with the "Best Design Debut Award" for her collection with Tommy Hilfiger. She finished 2017 by being named "Woman of the Year" by Glamor magazine along with many famous people.

The following year, Hadid began appearing in several fashion campaigns, notably Valentino, Moschino, Versace and Fendi. During fashion week in February, the fourth and final season of the capsule collection, which she created with Tommy Hilfiger in Milan, was released. In 2018, Hadid appeared on the covers of several different international Vogue magazines, including British Vogue, Vogue Italia and Vogue Brazil. Additionally, Harper's Bazaar continued to make a name for herself with many American covers, including V Magazine's Fall Preview Cover V114 and W Magazine.

In November 2018, she announced her first collaboration with Reebok, the brand for which she designed sneakers, and her collection began with a limited edition on December 7, and the full collection was launched in February 2019. That same month, she returned to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show for the third time, walking the runway. In early 2019, she again posed for several international Vogue magazine covers.

In October 2019, she appeared in an episode of the Food Network cooking game show "Beat Bobby Flay" and teamed up with chef Anne Burrell against chef Bobby Flay. Animated TV series "Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?" she made a guest appearance in an episode of "The TV Show" and the episode he took part in was broadcast on the Boomerang streaming service on October 1, 2020. In August 2022, Hadid announced that she would launch her first solo clothing brand, "Guest in Residence."

In 2023, Hadid and designer Tan France were rumored to host the reality fashion contest "Next In Fashion", and the show was released via Netflix on March 3, 2023.

Personal life

Hadid was in a relationship with singer Cody Simpson from 2013 to May 2015. Appeared in Simpson's music videos for "Surfboard" and "Flower". Later in 2015, she dated singer Joe Jonas and at the time directed the music video for Jonas's band DNCE's single "Cake by the Ocean" she.

Hadid started a relationship with singer Zayn Malik in late 2015. The couple, who broke up and made peace many times, took part in the clip of Malik's song "Pillowtalk". The couple appeared on the cover of American Vogue in August 2017, thus becoming the third couple to appear together on the cover of a Vogue magazine. In April 2020, the couple announced that they were expecting a daughter, and the couple had a daughter, who was born in September 2020.

In October 2021, Malik pleaded guilty to four charges of harassment against Hadid's mother and sentenced Malik to 360 days probation, anger management, and domestic violence programs. Thus, it was announced that the couple ended their relationship after the incident. Since September 2022, Hadid is believed to have been in a relationship with actor Leonardo DiCaprio, with whom she was photographed.

Hadid is sensitive to many issues and events besides her modeling career. In addition, she supports many non-profit institutions, organizations and associations that support and raise awareness in various fields. These supports were sometimes material, sometimes only moral and labor.