Bella Hadid Biography

American model Isabella Khairiah Hadid was born on October 9, 1996. She has made 29 appearances on worldwide Vogue covers during the course of her career. The British Fashion Council honored her Model of the Year in 2022. In 2023, she was listed on Time magazine's annual list of the 100 most important people in the world.

Hadid started her modeling career at the age of 16 after being reared in Santa Barbara, California, and being born in Washington, D.C. She made her New York Fashion Week debut the month after joining IMG Models in August 2014. She received the "Model of the Year" award from industry insiders for Models.com in 2016. 

When she appeared on the September covers of five different foreign editions of Vogue (China, Spain, Brazil, Australia, and Arabia), Hadid surpassed Doutzen Kroes' previous record. Hadid has amassed one of the largest fan bases of any model in the world (as of 2021). 

Early life

Washington, D.C., welcomed Isabella Khairiah Hadid into the world on October 9, 1996. Her mother, Yolanda Hadid (née van den Herik), is a former Dutch model, and her father, Mohamed Hadid, is a Palestinian-Jordanian real estate entrepreneur. Hadid asserts ancestry from Zahir al-Umar, who ruled northern Palestine in the middle of the 18th century, through her father. She has a younger brother named Anwar and an elder sister named Gigi who are also models. Additionally, she has Marielle and Alana, two older paternal half-sisters. In Santa Barbara, California, a ranch served as the home base for Hadid and her siblings. After 10 years, the family relocated to Beverly Hills.

Even though she participated in equitation, which is not an Olympic sport, Hadid was an equestrian as a youngster and dreamt of competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2012, she and her mother and brother received diagnoses of chronic Lyme illness.

After graduating from Malibu High School in 2014, Hadid moved to New York City to study photography at the Parsons School of Design. She suspended her studies to focus on her modeling career, but has expressed an interest in returning to school once she's done modeling to branch out into fashion photography. Hadid has also expressed an interest in acting.

Career

2012–2014: Early work

Hadid's modeling career began when she was sixteen years old with a commercial project for Flynn Skye. She also appeared in modeling projects such as Lesa Amoore's "The Swan Settings", alongside actor Ben Barnes, and Holly Copeland's "Smoking Hot". Hadid also modeled for Hanna Hayes' Fall/Winter 2013 Collection, and did campaign work for Chrome Hearts, the family brand of her best friend, Jesse Jo Stark.

2014–2015: Rise to prominence

Hadid signed to IMG Models on August 21, 2014. She made her New York Fashion Week debut in September, walking for Desigual. In December, Hadid made her first cover appearance on Jalouse Magazine and was featured on day 27 of Love magazine's Love Advent Calendar.

In February 2015, Hadid made her runway debut, walking for Tom Ford's Fall/Winter 2015 collection. In April, she was featured in two editions of Carine Roitfeld's CR Fashion Book – "Body By Bella" and "Fantasy Campaigns". In May, she walked for amfAR's 22nd Cinema Against AIDS Gala.

In the spring, she was featured in a campaign for Botkier Bags. In August, she starred in Victoria's Secret Pink Holiday campaign, alongside models Rachel Hilbert and Devon Windsor. In the fall, she was featured in a campaign for Boghossian Jewelry. In late 2015, at New York Fashion Week, Hadid walked for Diane von Fürstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger, and Marc Jacobs, and closed Jeremy Scott's show. At London Fashion Week, she walked for Topshop Unique and Giles. At Milan Fashion Week, she walked for Philipp Plein, Moschino, Missoni, and Bottega Veneta. At Paris Fashion Week, she walked for Balmain. In December 2015, she made her Chanel debut, walking for the first time for Métiers d'Art in Rome.

She appeared on the November 2015 cover of Seventeen. She also starred in Topshop's Holiday campaign, along with eight models, and was featured again on days 14 and 15 of Love's Love Advent Calendar. She and her sister Gigi, appeared in Balmain's Fall 2015 campaign and the Fall 2015 ad campaign for Ralph Lauren Denim & Supply. She co-starred in Samsung's Fall/Winter Look Book with Xiao Wen Ju, which incorporated both technology and fashion.

During 2015, Hadid shot editorials for several magazines, including Vogue Australia, Vogue Girl Japan, Harper's Bazaar, GQ, W, Town and Country, Pop Magazine, Glamour, and Elle. She also appeared on the covers of Unconditional, Grey, V (with sister, Gigi), Editorialist, Wonderland's 10th Birthday Issue, S Moda, Evening Standard, Teen Vogue, and Twin's Fall/Winter Issue.

2016–2017: Breakthrough

In January 2016, Hadid made her Chanel Couture debut during Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer Fashion Week. She also starred in Marc Jacobs' campaign, "My America". In February, she walked for Fenty x Puma at New York Fashion Week. She walked exclusively for Givenchy, Chanel, and Miu Miu at their shows at Paris Fashion Week in March. She also starred in Joe's Jeans Spring 2016 campaign. In May, she made her Australian Fashion Debut at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, exclusively opening and closing the Misha Collection Resort 17 show. She also walked for amfAR's 23rd Cinema Against AIDS Gala and Dior Cruise 2017 in London.

On May 31, 2016, Hadid became an ambassador for Dior Makeup. She starred in a web series from the fashion house called Dior Makeup with Bella Hadid and did a tutorial using their makeup for American Vogue's YouTube channel. In June, she walked Givenchy's Menswear Fall 2016 campaign in Haute Couture during Paris Fashion Week. In July, she walked for Versace, and Dior, and closed the show for Alexandre Vauthier. She then closed the show for Fendi's Haute Couture campaign in Rome.

Hadid started the Spring/Summer 2017 season during New York Fashion Week, opening for DKNY and walking for Michael Kors, Anna Sui, Ralph Lauren, and Marc Jacobs.

During London Fashion Week, she exclusively opened for Versus (Versace). During Milan Fashion Week, she opened shows for Alberta Ferretti and Fendi, walked for Max Mara, Moschino, Versace, and Bottega Veneta, and closed for Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini. She also starred in Topshop's Denim campaign. In June, she was featured in Givenchy's Fall/Winter campaign. In July, alongside Frank Ocean, Kate Moss, and others, she was featured in the Calvin Klein Fall/Winter campaign. In August, she starred in J.W. Anderson's Fall/Winter campaign. She also photographed her close friends, the Stark family, for W. In October, she starred in Misha Collection's campaign, "Gold by Misha". On November 30, she made her Victoria's Secret Fashion Show debut. On December 13, she announced her first clothing line with longtime friend and partner, Chrome Hearts.

During 2016, she appeared on the covers of Seventeen Mexico, Self Service, CR Fashion Book's "#CRGirls", V, Harper's Bazaar (Spain, Japan, Australia, and Russia), Elle (Brazil, United States, United Kingdom, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia), Allure, Double Magazine, Glamour (Germany, United States, Russia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Iceland), Exit, W Korea, L'Officiel Russia, Sunday Times Style, British GQ, Flare, and Paper. In May, Hadid scored her first Vogue cover for Vogue Turkey and made her short film debut in Tyler Ford's film, Private. In August, she appeared on the cover of Vogue Me with Korean rapper G-Dragon. In September, she appeared in three more Vogue covers for Japan, Italia, and Paris, alongside model Taylor Hill. She was also the star of Love's 2016 Advent Calendar.

 In January 2017, Hadid walked in Givenchy's Fall/Winter Menswear campaign in Paris. She also walked for Chanel and opened the show for Alexandre Vauthier. In February, she became an ambassador for Bulgari's accessory line and TAG Heuer. She walked in her sister Gigi's Tommy Hilfiger collaboration show, Tommy x Gigi, in Los Angeles, and closed the H&M Studio show in Paris. Both appearances were last-minute additions to the season. During New York Fashion Week, she opened shows for Prabal Gurung and Zadig & Voltaire, walked for Alexander Wang, Sies Marjan, Carolina Herrera, Brandon Maxwell, Michael Kors, Anna Sue and Ralph Lauren, and closed for Oscar de la Renta. During London Fashion Week, she was the exclusive opener of the show for Versace Versus.

In Milan, she walked for Alberta Ferretti, Fendi, Moschino, and Versace. To close out the season, in Paris, she walked for Lanvin, Chanel, and Alexandre Vauthier, and opened the show for Off-White. While appearing at the Cannes Film Festival, she walked for Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief show and AmfAR's Cinema Against AIDS Gala. For Haute Couture Week, she opened for Alexandre Vauthier and walked for Miu Miu Resort, Maison Margiela, and Fendi.

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Hadid and her sister, Gigi, started the Spring/Summer season together by starring in Fendi and Moschino campaigns. She also shot a campaign for Zadig & Voltaire with her younger brother, Anwar. She appeared solo for DKNY, TAG Heuer, and Boghossian campaigns. She also starred in Ochirly's Spring and Summer campaign and Zayn x Versus collection campaign. She starred in her first beauty campaign for Dior Makeup's "Pump N' Volume" mascara. shot her first campaign with Nike for the Nike Cortez. She starred as the face of Bulgari's Goldea Roman Night fragrance and the Serpiniti collection. She shot a second accessories campaign for Max Mara and starred in Penshoppe's "Generation" campaign. During the season, she starred alongside Miles McMillan in Giuseppe Zanotti, Justin Grossman in NARS Cosmetics, and Kendall Jenner in Ochirly's Fall campaign.

Hadid's first cover of 2017 was a reprint of her editorial from W United States. It was reprinted for the January issue of W' Korea. Her first new cover of the year was for Teen Vogue, appearing with her best friend, Jesse Jo Stark. In April, she appeared on the cover of Vogue China. In June, she starred on the cover of Vogue Italia.

In September, Hadid topped her numbers from the year prior with Elle Russia and Harper's Bazaar China. She also broke the record for most Vogue September covers in one year (formerly kept by Doutzen Kroes in 2013 and Linda Evangelista in 1993), by appearing in five international editions: China, Spain, Brazil, Australia, and Arabia. She also appeared on the cover of CR Fashion Book, Grazia, Sunday Times Style, Porter, Elle (United States, China, Russia, and France), InStyle, and 032c.

She also shot editorials for Vogue Paris, Love'', V, and Dazed.

2018–present: Further recognition

In January 2018, Hadid appeared on the cover of Vogue Korea. In March, she starred on the cover of British Vogue with her sister, Gigi. In May, she appeared on the cover of Vogue Japan. In July, she starred on the covers of Cosmopolitan Germany, Harper's Bazaar, and Vogue México. In September, she starred on the covers of Allure and Pop. In October, she appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar Arabia. For the Fall 2018 season, Hadid opened for Off-White at Paris Fashion Week. In Milan, she walked for Tommy Hilfiger, Missoni, Roberto Cavalli, Tod's, Fendi, Moschino, Alberta Ferretti and Max Mara. In New York, she walked for Michael Kors, Anna Sui, Ralph Lauren, Prabal Gurung, Brandon Maxwell and Jason Wu. On November 8, she walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show for a third time.

In February 2019, at Paris Fashion Week, Hadid walked for Redemption, Haider Ackerman, and Off-White. In Milan, she walked for Versace, Missoni, Philosophy Di Lorenzo Serafini, Max Mara, Fendi, Versace, Alberta Ferretti, Moschino and Roberto Cavalli. She then walked for CR Runway's 90th Anniversary show alongside models Irina Shayk and Joan Smalls. In New York, she walked for Oscar de la Renta, Michael Kors, Brandon Maxwell, and Savage x Fenty. In March, she starred on the cover of Vogue Russia. In April, she starred on the cover of Vogue Greece. In June, she appeared on the covers of Vogue Japan and Vogue España. She made a second appearance on Vogue Japan's cover in July. In June, she appeared on the cover of Elle France.

In February 2020, at New York Fashion Week, Hadid walked for Tom Ford, Brandon Maxwell, Oscar de la Renta, Rodarte, Khaite, and Michael Kors. She also walked for Marc Jacobs' Fall campaign. In Paris, she walked for Thierry Mugler and Lanvin. In Milan, she walked for Boss, Missoni, Versace, Tod's, Moschino, Fendi, Max Mara, and Alberta Ferretti. She also appeared on the cover of Vogue Hong Kong. In April, she appeared on the covers of Vogue Korea and Vogue Greece. In June, she appeared on the cover of Vogue Paris, with her sister, Gigi. In August, she starred on the cover of Elle. Her editorial was shot by her older sister. In September, she appeared on the cover of Vogue Italia.  In December, she starred on the cover of Vogue Japan.

In February 2021, Hadid walked for Givenchy's Fall campaign. In March, she walked for Mugler's Spring/Summer virtual campaign and appeared in Boss x Russell Athletics' campaign. She also appeared on the cover of Vogue España. In May, she walked for Versace's AW21 show. In June, during Paris Fashion Week, she walked for Jacquemus' show, "La Montagne". In July at the Cannes Film Festival, her Maison Schiaparelli haute couture gown cut low and wide to expose her bare chest attracted considerable coverage. At Paris Fashion Week 2022, Hadid closed Coperni’s Spring 2023 show by having a slip dress spray-painted directly onto her body using Fabrican technology.

Philanthropy

In November 2018, for Thanksgiving, she volunteered to help make 500 meals for the Bowery Mission on behalf of System of Service, Hashtag Lunch Bag, and Nike.

In April and May 2020, Hadid announced that she donated to local food banks in New York City and to Feeding America to support COVID-19 relief. In May, she announced she would be supporting and donating to charities such as Preemptive Love, UNRWA USA, and the Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) to help support refugees.

Hadid showed support for the Black Lives Matter movement. When protests resurged in May 2020, Hadid announced that she would be donating to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. In June, Hadid auctioned off her Miu Miu boots as a part of a charity auction organized by British Vogue that benefitted NHS Charities Together and the NAACP.

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In July, Hadid auctioned off clothing designs that she has created at home during the COVID-19 lockdown, with all of the proceeds going towards organizations such as Your Rights Camp and Feeding America. In August, following an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, she announced that she would be donating to thirteen charities in Lebanon.

In September, Hadid donated some of her clothes to a sidewalk sale in Brooklyn that benefitted organizations such as Abundant Beginnings Collective and Brooklyn Supported Agriculture

During Christmas 2021, Hadid was pictured volunteering at toy drives and soup kitchens for places like "foodbank4nyc".

Personal life

Legal issues

On July 22, 2014, Hadid was arrested and charged with a DUI. Her driver's license was suspended for one year and she was given six months of probation. Hadid was also ordered to perform 25 hours of community service and attend 20 hours of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Religion and politics

When discussing her opposition to President Trump's immigration policies in 2017, Hadid shared during an interview with Porter that she is "proud to be a Muslim" while reflecting on her father's history as a refugee. In March 2022, during a cover story with American Vogue, Hadid revealed that she lives a spiritual lifestyle, and although her family wasn't religious, she grew up learning about Judaism and is interested in Islam. "I'm very spiritual, and I find that I connect with every religion," she explained. "There's that my-way-is-the-right-way thing in human nature, but for me, it's not about my god or your god. I kind of just call on whoever is willing to be there for me."

In January 2017, Hadid attended the "No Ban, No Wall" march in New York City, saying in an interview it was her family history that drove her to participate in the march: "I come from a diverse background. I've had incredible experiences all over the world… and I've learned that we're all just people, and we all deserve respect and kindness. We shouldn't treat people as if they don't deserve kindness just because of their ethnicity. It's just not right." On December 8, Hadid joined protests in London against Trump's decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel and recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Awards and nominations

In March 2016, Hadid won "Model of the Year" at the Daily Front Row's Fashion Los Angeles Awards. In June 2016, Hadid ranked among Models.com's Top 50 Models. In September, she won "Model of the Year" at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in London. In December, Models.com nominated Hadid for their Reader's Choice awards for "Model of the Year" and "Social Media Star of the Year". She was voted "Model of the Year" by industry professionals.

Relationships

From April 2015 to August 2019, Hadid was in an on-again, off-again relationship with Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd. She starred in the music video for his single "In the Night" in December 2015. Their relationship received widespread media attention, and was the topic of tabloid speculation

In July 2020, Hadid began dating art director Marc Kalman Their relationship was made public on July 8, 2021, during her time at Paris Fashion Week and the Cannes Film Festival. In July 2023, it was revealed the couple had separated during the spring, after three years of dating.

Other businesses

On September 1, 2021, Hadid joined the non-alcoholic adaptogenic beverage company Kin Euphorics as a co-founder and business partner. Along with Jen Batchelor, the company's CEO and founder, she manages it.

In Ramy's third season, Hadid made her acting debut in a guest role.