How old is Bella Hadid?

Bella Hadid, born in 1996, despite her very young age is considered one of the most loved and sought after models in the fashion industry. In 2019, she was even crowned the most beautiful woman in the world based on the Golden Ratio of Beauty equation. A classification that follows the Greek model of beauty and perfection of facial features. These days, therefore, she has found herself in the spotlight even more for her stunning and groundbreaking performance at the Coperni fashion show. The model indeed wore a simple vaporous dress created on the spot in front of the public and sprayed directly on her body.

The American model and actress was born in Los Angeles on October 9, 1996. She is the second child of Yolanda van der Herik, a former Dutch model, and Lebanese-American entrepreneur Mohamed Hadid. He became interested in the fashion world at just 12 years old when his older sister, Gigi Hadid, started walking the first catwalks. After being noticed by the famous Vogue Italia magazine in 2014, she signed the first contract with the prestigious agency IMG Models.

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From that moment, a meteoric rise to success led her to work with the greatest fashion houses such as Marc Jacobs, Givenchy, Dior, Fendi and Tommy Hilfiger. Not only a model, but also an actress. In fact, he’s starred in several movies and TV series, including The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Pixels. In 2018, she appeared in Ocean’s 8 alongside Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway and Rihanna.

Bella Hadid conquers the top of the fashion Olympus

Bella Hadid has now become one of the most followed it-girls in the world, in fact, she has more than 55 million followers on Instagram. It can be said that the model of recent years managed to win the title of queen of the fashion world, conquering the top of the fashion Olympus. During his career, he has walked the catwalks of cities all over the world, walking for the most important designers and showing off crazy outfits. Among these we note the magnificent jewel dress from the Haute Couture fall winter 2021/2022 collection by Schiaparelli.

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Indeed, the plunging neckline of the black dress adorned with a gold necklace with a maxi pendant in the shape of lungs left everyone speechless during the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival 2021. Bella Hadid also appeared on 5 covers of Vogue scoring an all-time high in the history of one of the world’s most relevant fashion magazines. Despite his popularity, however, he remains grounded and never forgets to thank his fans.

Health problems and depression: “there is always light at the end of the tunnel”

Little Hadid’s path to success, however, hasn’t been all downhill. It is, in fact, the result of renunciations and obstacles overcome. We must not forget that the super model, while representing a true style icon at the international level, remains a fragile and at the same time courageous woman. Indeed, in a world as competitive and difficult as that of fashion, Bella was not afraid to externalize her health problems and her weaknesses. Through a post published on Instagram, the model decided to reveal to the fans her fight against anxiety and depression resulting from an illness which she discovered that she had already suffered for many years: Lyme disease.

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Start by saying, “Social media is not reality. To anyone struggling with their sanity right now, please remember this. Sometimes the only thing we need to hear is that we are not alone. He goes on to say that the path to recovery of mental well-being is never linear: “Helping yourself in a state of mental instability and emotional imbalances is not easy. But I want you to know that there is always light at the end of the tunnel”. With these words, Bella Hadid sent a message of hope and positivity, dispelling the growing myth of unattainable perfection.

Today the irresistible Bella Hadid turns 26 and the editorial team at VelvetMAG wishes her a happy birthday and many more milestones!