How did Gigi Hadid escape from being a "grandchild" and become the most valuable model on the planet?

Entering the modeling industry under the support of her mother, after nearly a decade, what did Gigi Hadid do to overcome prejudice and become as successful as she is today?

Video comparing Gigi Hadid’s catwalk at two times: When she debuted and when she performed at the Versace show in 2022

Entering the fashion industry with a “non-model” body, Gigi Hadid still received the opportunities many people wished for thanks to the influence of her mother – model Yolanda Hadid. That’s why netizens always seem to closely monitor and evaluate this “Nepo Baby” right from her first steps on the runway.

At that time, netizens called her the “It Girl on stage”, criticizing her somewhat unsteady and corny catwalk style, but until now, Gigi Hadid has used her strength to prove that she was born for catwalks and fashion.

As one of the most famous “Nepo Baby” girls in the modeling industry, Gigi Hadid is always watched and critically evaluated by the whole world for her skills and body.

In the early days of her career, Gigi Hadid received negative reviews from netizens and many colleagues. Because normally, a traditional model who wants to be recognized in the world needs to meet many strict standards. Besides meeting the physical and skill requirements, models also have to participate in many fierce casting rounds, win many big shows to prove their abilities and be recognized by major fashion magazines.

Unlike them, Gigi Hadid did not face many difficulties because her mother supported her, creating conditions for her to interact and catwalk on many major catwalks. However, she did not meet the basic criteria. According to experts, Gigi at that time had an unhealthy body, an unimpressive height, and catwalk skills that were far behind many other popular models.

Always favored to work with many big fashion houses, standing among models or wearing highlight outfits, Gigi in her early career days received many negative opinions when her body and charisma were not convincing.

After a decade of being on the catwalk and the fashion industry, the audience can clearly see that Gigi Hadid has worked hard to practice, escape the label of It Girl and use her influence to perform to become the model of the year with progress. excel on the catwalk.

Not only “presenting” the catwalk, Gigi Hadid’s cool and attractive charisma is also what helps her become a popular model on fashion catwalks.

The extremely “slay” girl swept all world stages

Talking about career achievements, in 2016, Gigi Hadid was honored as International Model of the Year by the British Fashion Council. During her career, she has appeared 45 times in Vogue magazines in different countries and was highly appreciated for her magazine photography. In particular, since 2017, Gigi Hadid has been one of the highest paid models in the world, with an income of up to 20 million USD.

Gigi Hadid wore an impressive cut-out silver dress design by Atelier Versace on the 2016 honor and award night.

Perhaps up to this point, few people still remember the image of Gigi Hadid with a somewhat “chubby” body that received a lot of criticism and sarcasm 10 years ago. The current model is famous for her toned and attractive body. She practices sports with a combination of high intensity and a healthy diet that many new models today follow.