Bella Hadid

About Bella Hadid

Isabella Khair Hadid (Arabic: إيزابيلا خير حديد) is an American fashion model. Throughout her career, she has made 29 appearances on international Vogue covers. In 2022, she was named Model of the Year by the British Fashion Council. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world on its annual list in 2023.

As a teenager, Hadid was an equestrian and dreamed of competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics, although she competed in equitation, which is not an Olympic discipline. 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.

Hadid began her modeling career at the age of 16. She was signed to IMG Models in August 2014, and made her New York Fashion Week debut the following month. In 2016, she was voted "Model of the Year" by industry professionals for Models.com. In 2017, Hadid broke Doutzen Kroes's record for the most Vogue September covers in one year by appearing in five international editions (China, Spain, Brazil, Australia and Arabia). One of the most successful models in the world (as of 2021), Hadid has developed a cult following of fans. Since 2018, Hadid has been one of the highest paid models in the world, earning $19 million (as of May 2024).

Hadid is of Dutch and Palestinian descent. Her father, Mohamed Hadid, is a Palestinian real estate developer, while her mother, Yolanda Hadid (née van den Herik), is a Dutch former model. Through her father, Hadid claims descent from Zahir al-Umar, ruler of northern Palestine in the mid-18th century. She has an older sister, fellow model Gigi Hadid, and a younger brother, Anwar, both of whom are also models. She also has two older paternal half-sisters, Marielle and Alana. As of May 2024, Hadid has amassed 60.7 million Instagram followers.