Facts about Gigi Hadid that are fun and fascinating

Kelly Taylor

Hadid is an internationally recognized model and TV personality. In addition, Gigi founded the clothing business "Guest in Residence." Dig in to find out some fascinating facts about her.

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Mohamed and Yolanda Hadid welcomed Gigi into the world in Los Angeles, California. They all eventually moved to Beverly Hills.

Born in California

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Gigi’s real name is actually Jelena Noura Hadid. It was her mother who nicknamed her Gigi.

Gigi’s real name

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Hadid was initially given a modeling job in a Baby Guess campaign when she was just a toddler after being spotted by Paul Marciano.

Started modeling at just two

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Yolanda Hadid, Gigi’s mum was once a model too. She founded the modeling agencies of both of her children, Anwar and Bella.

Her mother was a model too

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At Malibu High School, Gigi served as the varsity volleyball team's captain. She enjoys playing volleyball and is really interested in boxing. She has experience riding horses.

She loves sports

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After high school, Gigi went to college to pursue criminal psychology along with her modeling career, but eventually dropped psychology for modeling.

She pursued criminal psychology

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Gigi appeared on more than 10 Vogue magazine covers, including Teen Vogue, British Vogue, Australian Vogue, and many more.

Gigi’s appearance In Vogue

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She bought her first house in Soho apartments, 935 sq. ft., in NYC. She cost a whopping $1.92 million in 2014.

Gigi’s first house

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Gigi has a love for McDonald's food, which she has shared many times with people. She even once left a luxury restaurant to eat at McDonald's.

She loves McDonald

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Gigi’s net worth is a whopping $29 million. She has worked as a model throughout her life and once appeared on the TV show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Gigi’s net worth

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These facts about Gigi Hadid are fun, amazing, and quite fascinating. These facts might have helped you get to know your favorite Gigi Hadid a little more.

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