American Bella Hadid is one of the most recognizable top models of our time. She is not yet twenty-five, but she already has a lot of achievements on her account. She managed to become the "angel" of Victoria's Secret, the ambassador of the Dior and Bvlgari brands, the face of the Swiss watch brand TAG Heuer, etc.
early years
Bella Hadid was born in 1996 in the family of an American millionaire, Palestinian by nationality Mohamed Hadid (his fortune in 2017 was estimated at $ 200 million). As for the mother, she is a native of South Holland, her maiden name is Yolanda van den Herik. In the past, by the way, she was also a model.
Bella has a brother Anwar, an older sister of Gigi, as well as several half-sisters from other father-mother marriages.
Interestingly, as a teenager, Bella was quite shy and complex about her own appearance. In particular, the future model was worried about her excess weight. Bella's main hobby at this time was equestrian sports. But when doctors diagnosed her with Lyme disease (this disease is usually infected after a tick bite), she had to quit training.
Bella Hadid as a model
Bella moved to New York in 2014. It was here that her career as a model began.
The first serious contract was offered to Bella by the agency IMG Models in the same 2014.
In 2015, the novice model was awarded the “Star Breakthrough” award by the authoritative portal Models.com. Moreover, the winner in this case was chosen not by a professional jury, but by readers of glossy resources.
After such a brilliant debut, Bella began to be invited to television shows and expensive music videos. During the year, Hadid took part in four such clips.
The year 2016 became even more productive for the model. This year, she has been noted for her work at CHANEL events (along with her sister Gigi), as well as being the face of such famous brands as Dior, Nike, Calvin Klein and Moschino.
Among other things, in 2016 Bella starred in a series of videos "Makeup from Dior with Bella Hadid" and in the short video "Privat".
Bella Hadid's merits that year were appreciated by professionals. She won Model of the Year at the First Annual Fashoin Los Angeles Awards. And the Models.com portal included her in its Top 50 models of the world.
Another significant achievement of Bella during this period is the signing of a contract with Victoria's Secret, a company specializing in the manufacture of lingerie. Then the girl took part in a number of stylish photo sessions for the company's catalog and became the so-called angel. This status allowed her to appear at the Paris Victoria's Secret show with graceful wings on her back.
In 2017, Bella Hadid became the ambassador of the Italian fashion house Bvlgari and has presented jewelry under this brand many times. She was also the face of Bvlgari's Eau de Parfum Goldea The Roman Night.
Bella also went down in the history of the glossy Vogue magazine as a model that appeared on a record number of covers in a month. She graced eight September issues.
In the same 2017, Forbes magazine put Bella in ninth place in the ranking of the highest paid models. Her income for the year, according to the magazine, was equal to $ 6 million.
In 2018 and in the first half of 2019, Bella Hadid starred a lot for glossy magazines. One of her most recent highlights is a photo shoot in lingerie on the beach for Vogue's Spanish June 2019 issue.
In addition, she has participated in almost all of the most prestigious fashion shows of recent times. For example, in February 2019, she could be seen on the catwalk as part of New York Fashion Week.
Personal life facts
In 2015, Bella Hadid had a boyfriend - singer Abel Tesfaye, performing under the pseudonym The Weeknd. They were first spotted together at the April California Coachella Festival.
Hadid later starred in The Weeknd's video for the song "In The Night". In the fall of 2016, they decided to part ways. The reason was trivial: being too busy - they couldn't see each other often.
Also, the media credits Bella with romances with singer Justin Bieber and Spanish fashion model John Cortajarena.
In May 2018, it became known that Bella and Abel decided to give another chance to their love and renewed their romantic relationship.
