Gigi Hadid - one of the world's leading supermodels, the angel "Victoria Secrets" and the favorite of Tom Fort, who became famous all over the world for her incredibly slender and long legs.
The representative of a model dynasty, who began her career at the age of 2, by her 20s had already appeared in a huge number of fashion publications, and also, despite her youth and prohibitions, took part in hot photo shoots both in swimsuits and topless.
Brief biography and personal life
Gigi Hadid (in a swimsuit, the star poses in the photo below in the article) was born at the end of April 1995 in Los Angeles, California in 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, 2 more children grew up in the family: Anwar and Bella, who also subsequently chose a modeling career. At the age of 5, Gigi's parents divorced, but tried to remain good friends, and some time later the mother of the children, Yolanda Van den Herik, again became the wife of producer David Foster.
Gigi successfully attended school classes in Malibu, and devoted all her free time to sports, becoming not only a successful rider, but also the captain of the school football team.
After receiving her diploma, Gigi became a student at New York's "New School", choosing for herself the faculty 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 the shooting and plunge headlong into her studies.
At 17, Gigi returned to work, signing a contract with IMG Models and starting filming for Maybeline, Chanel, Max Mara and Tommy Hilfiger. In 2015, the girl made her debut in the Victoria Secrets lingerie show, and also took part in New York Fashion Week.
In the same year, Gigi became a regular face of the glossy publications Vogue, El and Cleo, and also took part in the filming of the Pirelli calendar, along with Adriana Lima and Natalia Vodianova.
The next work of the model was shooting for Rosa Cha, giving the opportunity to work in tandem 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 considered the design potential in a girl beautifully walking on the catwalk.
In 2017, photos of Gigi hit the cover of Vogue and Love magazine, showing the growing hairs on her armpits her positive attitude towards booty-positive. In 2018, Gigi posed for Vogue Italia in Calvin Klein clothes, where she went over with a bronzer and was accused of racism, and then starred for Reebok, reincarnating as a professional boxer.
In 2019, the model attracted increased attention at the Coachella festival, and in early 2020 she worked on a show of clothes from Jean-Paul Gaultier. A little later, Gigi took part in the scandal against Harvey Weinstein, because she was personally acquainted with the victims of the harassment of the producer Salma Hayek and Kira Delevingne.
Having become a participant in the last show of Karl Lagerfeld, 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 Urets. 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 Zane Malik. Over the next few years, the couple either parted, then resumed their relationship, and in 2017 there were rumors that Gigi was expecting a child from Malik. The information released by the model's mother was not confirmed, and in 2019 the couple broke up.
The next chosen one of the model was Tyler Cameron, with whom the relationship lasted about 2 months. At the beginning of 2020, information appeared that Gigi was expecting her first child, whose father Zayn Malik nevertheless became. The couple appears everywhere together, but they are in no hurry to officially legalize the relationship.
Gigi is very dependent on her family and considers her sister Bella to be 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's company after starting a relationship with Bella Hadid's ex-boyfriend.
Body parameters and appearance
Gigi Hadid in a swimsuit in 2014 became an adornment of Sports Illustrated magazine. The luxurious beauty inherited an exotic appearance from a Muslim father and incredibly long legs, considered her trademark, from a European mother.
Shape parameters:
| Growth | 178 cm |
| Weight | 58 kg |
| Bust-waist-hips | 89-63,5-89 |
| Bust size | 90C |
| Breast volume | 3 |
| Clothing size | 4 (US) or 34 (EU) |
| Shoe size | 8 (US) or 38.5 (EU) or 5.5 (UK) |
| Hair color | Light coloured |
| Eye color | Green and blue |
| Nationality | American |
| Appearance type | European |
Plastic surgery
Gigi Hadid (in a swimsuit, the model with one of her boyfriends graced the photo project of Mario Testino) began her career at a very young age and gradually growing up from an angular, cheerful teenager into a gorgeous beauty, considered one of the sexiest women on the planet.
Experts who closely follow the changes in the star's appearance are confident that the beauty of the model is largely the merit of the plastic surgeon who worked on the face of Gigi with jewelry.
Eyelids
By nature, Gigi has an upper eyelid slightly overhanging her eyes, which was corrected by blepharoplasty, which corrected the skin and made the look more open.
Cheekbones
Having a naturally round face with pronounced "apples", the model with the help of a surgeon removed Bisha's lumps, making the cheekbones more elongated and aristocratic, and also performed an endoscopic forehead lift.
Lips
The introduction of fillers with hyaluronic acid allowed not only to increase the shape of the lips and give them sensuality, but also to correct the slightly protruding chin of the model.
Hair
Experts are confident that in order to stretch the shape of the forehead, Gigi operationally raised the hairline, which slightly sharpened her naturally round face.
Appearance after plastic
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 finely that they practically did not leave marks on the skin.
Cosmetology procedures
Despite her youth, Gigi Hadid is considered a frequent client of cosmetology clinics, where she tirelessly cleanses and polishes her skin. Algae masks, massages and wraps have long been the favorite treatments of the star.applied to both the face and body and allowing to normalize lymph flow and smooth out skin irregularities.
Beauty secrets
Gigi Hadid (in a swimsuit the supermodel looks so luxurious that her photos were named by Maxim magazine "the hottest shots of our time") constantly cares about the beauty of her face and hair, and adopted her favorite beauty rituals from her mother, model Yolanda Van den Herik.
Face care
Like most models, Gigi faced the problem of skin fatigue due to the abundance of artistic makeup. That is why the main rule of the girl was the daily thorough cleansing of the skin and the use of a large amount of moisturizers.
Inexpensive pharmacy cleansing cosmetics, which the model often chooses depending on the smell or the shape of the bottle, helps Gigi to maintain her face in perfect condition.
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 she was taught this by her mother, who always tried to walk at home with the most pure, natural face.
Gigi calls her second beauty secret to thoroughly moisturize the skin. According to the star, the brighter her makeup is done, the more moisturizing cosmetics should be on her face, since the makeup instantly absorbs moisture, drying out the tissues.
The model calls Intensive Repair Very Dry Skin Lotion (from Eucerin) her favorite neighborhood for skin hydration. Also accustomed to flying constantly, Gigi always has cleansing and moisturizing wipes with her, helping to quickly moisturize the skin and remove makeup in the cramped conditions of the airport.
If the model is tired, then she instantly returns to shape, simply by washing her face, and for the care and cleansing of tissues she uses a scrub from St. Ives.
The model calls her favorite cosmetic product a moisturizing lip balm, for which she does not mind spending any money at all. Before each photo shoot, Gigi also wipes them with a damp towel, freeing them from exfoliated skin.
This technique makes the mouth more attractive and plump. To fight dead particles, the model uses a sugar scrub, which is applied to the skin of the lips with a toothbrush. More recently out of adolescence, Gigi often suffers from acne on her face, and tries to fight acne with toothpaste.
The model notes that her mother also taught her to apply a small amount of drying paste on the pimple, and then attach 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 cleans 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 her hair very much. To cleanse her hair, the girl chose shampoos and conditioners from the Sheer Blonde series (by John Frieda), which make her hair much softer.
After washing, model applies Smooth and Finish Serum (from GHD) and Ocean Spritz Beach Texture Hairspray (from Wella).
In order to create hair like a child, the model uses a Sephora facial brush, and if necessary, can use a simple toothbrush. Gigi applies hairspray to the brush to remove all unnecessary and create the perfect ponytail.
Under the California sun, the actress's naturally blonde hair naturally fade, but Gigi always corrects the shade of her hair using the balayage technique.
Makeup
In ordinary life, Gigi Hadid tries to walk without makeup. or use your own beauty must-have, consisting of foundation, bronzer and mascara. The model is confident that the women of their family have such faces that, with an excess of makeup, will become quite heavy, so she tries to minimize the amount of decorative cosmetics used.
The model prefers to apply makeup in natural light, and for publication she uses the services of makeup artist Patrick Ta:
- First, exfoliate the skin of the face from dead cells.
- Highlighting the fabric with a special base and then applying a moisturizing make-up before applying the foundation.
- Corrective tissue using Armani Fluid Sheer and then applying the highlighter with a brush to the prominent cheekbones, down the bridge of the nose and Cupid's arrow.
- Fixing makeup with a matte powder and then giving the skin a glossy finish with 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 you to correct the lower hairs, but forbids changing the natural shape of her browbrows.
Food
Gigi Hadid's popular nutrition system helps to keep herself in great shape, which requires adhering to a diet 6 days a week, and on the 7th day allows the body to relax and pamper itself. The model advises all girls to eat right, but occasionally eat hamburgers to stay sane.
Gigi herself can easily afford to enjoy a pizza or sweet dessert while taking a break, and her favorite dish is the Spicy Citrus cocktail, which contains, in addition to oranges, ginger and cayenne pepper, helping to relax and warm up the body.
The model prefers to use such a drink immediately before training, preparing the body for active exercises.
Sport
Gigi Hadid began to play sports actively at school, becoming a good rider and captain of the volleyball team. Now the girl compares favorably with her colleagues in the modeling business not by her strong thinness, but by attractive feminine, appetizing forms, noting that she will never become too thin.
Boxing helps to keep the model in great shape. According to the star, training helps her not only pump up her body, but also throw out all unnecessary emotions in the ring. Gigi works out with a pear 4 times a week, and also participates in sparring for an hour. Such exercises help her not only tighten the muscles of the body, but also improve posture.
The model also calls her favorite exercises squats, which help to tighten the buttocks as much as possible. Gigi notes that at home, she constantly hangs a reminder on the refrigerator to do at least 15 squats every time she goes to the kitchen. According to the star, this technique is certainly very painful, but it allows you to quickly get an excellent result.
Photoshoot
Gigi Hadid in swimsuit photos in 2014 graced the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, where during 29 shots taken by photographer Yu Tsai, the model showed her chic, mouth-watering figure. This photo session became the 3rd in the collection of the model. Prior to this, Gigi posed in a black leather bodysuit for the Pirelli calendar and completely nude for V Magazine.
Surprisingly, pictures of a half-naked model appeared on the pages even before her official majority. So at the age of 20, the favorite of Karl Lagerfeld and Tom Forma starred in Towel Series, a photographic project by Mario Testino, capturing celebrities only in white bath towels.
In addition to candid shots, the model's collection included filming for Vogue and Guess magazines, and in 2020 pregnant Gigi first appeared half-naked in an ad for Calvin Klein lingerie, and then worked with Chaos Sixty Nine in a photo shoot dedicated to the Chanel brand.
Interesting facts and achievements
Gigi Hadid is one of the leading and highly paid young top models, who has repeatedly been among the "Most Beautiful People on the Planet."
Interesting Model Facts:
- At birth, the girl was named Jelena Nura, 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 woman following in the footsteps of her father, but later admitted that she gravitates more towards Catholicism.
- A simple cry into the pillow helps Gigi to relieve stress after work, with which she saves her nervous system from overwork.
- In December 2019, fans were able to see the Barbie Gigi Hadid doll on the shelves, created by the model with designer Tommy Halfinger and dressed in a black stripe 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 closes at home, while simultaneously removing all Internet applications from the phone.
- Gigi hates dieting, and calls his favorite dish puree soup with tomatoes and fried cheese. Loves the model and a variety of spices, among which Zaatar, which is very popular in the Middle East, stands out. It is her that Gigi adds for flavor to the daily omelet.
- For many years, Gigi Hadid has been suffering from chronic thyroid disease, Hashimoto's disease, which makes her constantly take hormonal drugs. It is because of her illness that the model constantly experiences weight jumps, often allegedly attributed to a tendency to anorexia.
- In 2019, due to problems with the authorities, Gigi was forced to skip the Victoria Secrets show in China.
- The model calls her favorite TV series "CS: Crime Scene". 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 gorgeous beauty with an exotic appearance, deservedly recognized as "one of the most beautiful women in the world."
Dedicating her life to a modeling career, the girl became a worthy successor to the work of her mother and sister, and her luxurious photos in swimsuits were repeatedly recognized as incredibly picket and hot, mercilessly breaking men's hearts, frames.
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