Jelena Noura Hadid was born on the 23rd April 1995, in Los Angeles, California USA of Dutch and Palestinian descent, and is a model known under the name Gigi Hadid, or just Gi. She was named Model of The Year in the First Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards in 2015. Since 2011, she has been signed to the international model management company IMG Models. Gigi Haded adds to her net worth as a television personality, too.
How rich is this model/television personality? It has been estimated that the overall amount of Gigi Hadid’s net worth is as much as $500,000. Reportedly, she received $62,500 for her appearances on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” (2012–2014).
Gigi was born to parents Yolanda Foster, a former model, and Mohamed Hadid, an architect. She has a sister, who is a model too, and a brother. Gigi’s parents divorced, and due to the remarriage of her mother she has a stepfather, David Foster, the music producer, and two step-sisters from the previous marriage of David Foster. While studying at Malibu High School she was a horse rider as well as the captain of the volleyball team. Since 2013, she has been a student at The New School, in New York City.
Gigi Hadid Net Worth $500,000
Concerning the career of a model, it was the fashion designer Paul Marciano, the co-founder of Guess magazine, who discovered Gigi at the age of two. So obviously she began as a baby model, but then took a break from modelling in order to do better at school. Later, she continued her career with Guess, and was actually the face of Guess in 2012. Hadid was been seen in a number of other magazines too, including Schon! Magazine, Paper magazine, Sports Illustrated, Vogue, Cleo, Grazia, Elle, VMAN and others. She debuted on the catwalk at Desigual’s show during the New York Fashion Week in 2014. Later, she paraded for such designers as Marc Jacobs, Sonia Rykiel, Jean Paul Gaultier and others. Hadid has also appeared in Jeremy Scott’s show. Naturally, all these commitments added to Gigi’s wealth.
Further, Gigi Hadid has appeared on the covers of CR Fashion Book by Carine Roitfeld, Harper’s Bazaar Malaysia, Vogue Espana, Vogue Brazil and Vogue Australia and Galore magazines. Gigi also posed for the Pirelli calendar of 2015. All the above mentioned engagements significantly increased the net worth of Gigi Hadid.
More, Hadid has increased her net worth with appearances in the media. She was the co-host of the Daily Front Row’s Fashion Media awards in 2014. Gigi also landed a role in the short film “Virgin Eyes” (2012), and had a recurring role in the reality television series “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” (2012 – 2014). Further, Gigi Hadid appeared in the music videos “Surfboard” (2014) and “Flower” (2015) by Cody Simpson, “Simple Things” (2014) by Miguel and “Bad Blood” (2015) by Taylor Swift.
Concerning her private life, Gigi Hadid was in an apparently stormy relationship with the singer Cody Simpson, but they have now split up ostensibly because of work commitments. Currently, Gigi Hadid is dating the actor and singer Joe Jonas.
