Gigi Hadid ( Jelena Noura Hadid) was born in Los Angeles, California to parents, Yolanda H. Foster and Mohamed Hadid, on 23rd April, 1995.

Hadid has appeared in magazines such as VMAN, Elle, Grazia, Cleo, Vogue, Galore, Sports Illustrated, Paper Magazine and Schön! magazine. In 2012, she was the face of Guess. She was on the cover of Galore magazine and Carine Roitfeld's CR Fashion Book in 2014.  She was also on the cover of Schön! Magazine in March 2014.