Gigi Hadid – Fashion Model, TV
Personality, Entrepreneur Biography
Full
Name: Jelena Noura Hadid
Professional
Name: Gigi Hadid
Date of
Birth: April 23, 1995
Time of
Birth: Not publicly confirmed
Place of
Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality: American
Occupation: Fashion
Model, TV Personality, Entrepreneur
Height: 5 feet
10 inches (178 cm)
Net Worth
(2024): Approximately $30 million
Early
Life and Education
Gigi Hadid was
born and raised in Los Angeles. Her father, Mohamed Hadid, is a Palestinian-American real estate developer, and
her mother, Yolanda Hadid, is a
Dutch-American former model and reality TV star. Gigi is of mixed
heritage—Palestinian from her father’s side and Dutch from her mother’s.
She attended Malibu High School, where she excelled
in sports like volleyball and horseback riding. After graduation, she moved to New York City and enrolled at The New
School to study criminal psychology but later dropped out to focus on her
modeling career.
Family
Gigi has several
siblings who are also in the public eye. Her younger sister, Bella Hadid, and her younger brother, Anwar
Hadid, are both models. She also has older half-sisters, Marielle and Alana Hadid, and a younger half-sister named Aydan Nix.
In 2020, Gigi
became a mother to a daughter named Khai, whom she shares with British singer
Zayn Malik.
Career
Gigi started
modeling at just two years old for Baby
Guess. After a break to focus on school, she returned to modeling in her
teens and signed with IMG Models in
2013. Her breakthrough came in 2014 when she walked at New York Fashion Week.
Since then, she
has walked for luxury brands like Versace,
Chanel, Fendi, and Tommy Hilfiger, and appeared on the
covers of numerous editions of Vogue. She has also worked with Maybelline, Reebok, and other global
brands.
Gigi co-hosted
Netflix’s fashion competition show Next in Fashion in 2023 and launched her own
knitwear line, Guest in Residence,
in 2022.
Legacy
Gigi Hadid is
considered one of the top supermodels of her generation, known for her style,
work ethic, and business ventures, balancing modeling with motherhood and
entrepreneurship.
Net worth
As of 2024, Gigi
Hadid has an estimated net worth of $30 million. She earns primarily
through her successful modeling career, working with top brands like Versace,
Maybelline, and Tommy Hilfiger. Gigi also co-hosted Netflix’s Next in Fashion
and launched her own fashion label, Guest in Residence, in 2022. Her annual
earnings are estimated at around $9–10
million, making her one of the most influential and highest-paid models in
the fashion industry.
