Gigi and Bella Hadid are like the Kardashians of the fashion world.
Did you know that the Hadid family has actually been friends with the Kardashians for years?
The Hadids are beautiful, famous and rich but do you know where all this fame came from?
What did they look like before fame?
It’s Marky Mark and I’m gonna tell you about how the Hadid sisters used what they
had to get to the top!
Let's start with the mother.
The 55-year-old Yolanda Foster is a retired model and a media personality.
She was born in the Netherlands and moved to the United States when she was 16 to work
in the fashion industry and to financially help her family after her father's death.
In 1994 she took a break from the catwalks, moved to Los Angeles, and married a Palestinian
immigrant Mohamed Hadid.
They divorced in 2000 but they had 3 kids, Jelena or "Gigi" born in 1995, Isabella or
"Bella" born in 1996 and Anwar born in 1999.
While Yolanda makes money off appearing on reality shows, such as “The Real Housewives
of Beverly Hills”, her ex-husband Mohamed is a real estate tycoon who builds mansions
and hotels around the world.
So the Hadid siblings grew up in this wealthy family.
Did you know that Gigi Hadid or actually Jelena Noura Hadid, has been modeling since she was
2 years old?
She appeared in adverts for children brands such as Baby Guess and Guess Kids!
However, the girls' mother tried to protect her kids’ mental health so she prevented
them from doing too much work when they were growing up.
But the daughters appeared on their mother's reality show, The Real Housewives of Beverly
Hills and we know that Gigi trained volleyball and her sister, Bella, did horse riding and
was interested in photography!
With the power of her mother's connections, in 2012 when she was 17, Gigi signed a contract
with IMG Models.
That was the first big step to her modeling career!
Suddenly she reached worldwide fame and became the face of major brands like Guess!
In 2015 she already was Kendall Jenner's bestie and in the same year she became Victoria's
Secret angel.
In 2016 she launched a make-up line with Maybelline and was named the "International Model of
the Year."
And she was officially dating Zayn Malik when they made a rare appearance together at the
Met Gala in the same year.
The middle child, Bella Hadid or Isabella Khair Hadid entered the fashion industry with
a little help from her mother and sister…
Who would’ve expected that, right?
Before that, she got that famous face job to get even more offers!
But just like her sister, she signed a modeling contract and started walking on catwalks around
the world!
Soon after that she also became a Victoria's Secrets Angel!
Let's not forget that Bella is also friends with Kendall and took part in Kylie Jenner’s
birthday trip.
She also dated the singer The Weeknd.
Today the sisters are the biggest supermodels and influencers.
Basically they’re Kylie and Kendall 2.0.
The two are Victoria's Secret Angels, they take part in fashion weeks around the world
and basically are the ‘It girls’.
They also do Instagram sponsorships with big brands.
For example, Gigi once partnered with McDonald's!
Yes!
A model can eat french fries and hamburgers!
You can see that they are inspired by their parents' business.
Today, Gigi has contracts with Vogue, Evian, BMW, Versace, and Tommy Hilfiger.
In 2018, Bella Hadid has named the 24th most profitable Instagram influencer worldwide.
She works with brands such as Diane von Furstenberg, Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang, Tomo Koizumi,
Alberta Ferrari, Moschino, and Off-White!
Guys, what do you think?
If you remove the rich family, the genes and connections, what will you actually need to
become a supermodel like the Hadid sisters?
Are you a fan of the sisters?
Do you like Gigi or Bella better?
Let me know what you think in the comments and don’t forget to subscribe to become
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