Jelena Noura "Gigi" Hadid ( JEE-jee; born April 23, 1995) is an American model and television personality. In November 2014, she made her debut in the Top 50 Models ranking at Models.com. In 2016, she was named International Model of the Year by the British Fashion Council. Over the span of four years, she has made 35 appearances on international Vogue magazine covers. Models.com ranks Hadid as one of the "New Supers". Since 2017, Hadid has been one of the highest paid models in the world earning $20 million.Born in Los Angeles, Hadid began her career as a child model for Baby Guess. She signed to IMG Models in 2013 and made her New York Fashion Week debut the next year. She has appeared in numerous high fashion campaigns and editorials, and is a spokesmodel for Maybelline. Early life Jelena Noura Hadid was born on April 23, 1995, in Los Angeles, California, to Jordanian real-estate developer Mohamed Hadid and Dutch former model Yolanda Hadid (née Van den Herik). Through her father, she claims...