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Here's why Gigi Hadid is the hottest model in the fashion industry right now

Aly Weisman   

Here's why Gigi Hadid is the hottest model in the fashion industry right now

Gigi Hadid is only 19-years-old, but she's already climbed her way to the top of the modeling industry.

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But before she appeared on the cover of this month's Vogue Spain...

Gigi Hadid Vogue Espana cover

VOGUE ESPANA

Or on this month's Teen Vogue cover...

Gigi Hadid Teen Vogue

Teen Vogue

Or walked the runway for top designers at this weeks' London Fashion Week...

Gigi Hadid model

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Gigi was better known as Yolanda Foster's aspiring model-daughter on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."

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Bravo/"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills"

Gigi's mother, Yolanda, is married to mega music producer David Foster.

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Her biological father is Mohamed Hadid, a real estate entrepreneur who is estimated to be worth around $200 million.

 

Gigi's younger sister, Bella, is also an up-and-coming model.

Gigi Hadid Bella Hadid

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But Gigi's modeling career goes back further than her famous family. She began modeling for Guess at age two.

 

In 2011, Gigi signed with IMG Models and her career took off. By 2012, she was named the face of Guess.

Gigi Hadid Guess

Guess

And still often appears in the brand's campaigns, posting this in January:

"Sneak peek, me n my custom denim! New @GUESS campaign coming out this month. Keep an eye out - so excited for you to see the new images as they're released! Going on 15 years as a Guess Girl, this may be my favorite campaign yet! Thank you @paulmarciano for always supporting me and my career, so much love for you and the whole team."

In 2014, Gigi made her New York Fashion Week debut walking the catwalk in the Desigual show in February. 

"It was my debut. It was crazy; I got to walk with my idol Candice Swanepoel. She was in front of me in the lineup. It was just unbelievable," she said at the time.

Gigi Hadid model runway

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That same month, she appeared on the coveted cover of Carine Roitfeld's "CR Fashion Book."

"Gigi is a beautiful person on the outside and the inside too. She is a warm and kind-hearted soul," fashion icon and editirix Roitfeld told The Daily. "When Stephen Gan introduced her to me, we jointly send her to see [photographer] Bruce Weber, we knew she was a star about to be born."

Gigi Hadid Carien Roitfeld CR Fashion Book

Bruce Weber/CR Fashion Book

Also in 2014, Gigi made her Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue debut as a "rookie" model.

Gigi Hadid Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated

This year, she was one of 16 top models featured in the annual issue.

Gigi Hadid Sports Illustrated

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And she's already BFF with her fellow SI models, like Lily Aldridge.

Gigi Hadid Lily Aldridge

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Last July, Gigi starred in a campaign for Tom Ford's fragrance, Velvet Orchid.

Gigi Hadid Tom Ford

Tom Ford Black Orchid

She also appeared in ads for Tom Ford's eyewear campaign, alongside fellow Hollywood offspring, Patrick Schwarzenegger.

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Tom Ford

In January, she was named the newest face of Maybelline, the number one cosmetics brand in the world, which counts models like Christy Turlington and Jourdan Dunn among other spokeswomen.

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Maybelline

That same month, Gigi was named Model of the Year at the Daily Front Row's Fashion Awards.

Gigi Hadid

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Last month, Gigi and her 18-year-old popstar boyfriend, Cody Simpson, stunned at the Vanity Fair Oscar party.

Gigi Hadid Cody Simpson

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Previously, she starred in Simpson's 2014 "Surfboard" music video.

This month, Gigi graces THREE Vogue covers - Vogue's Spanish issue and two different Teen Vogue covers.

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Teen Vogue

Through it all, she's kept her sense of humor.

And with 2.1 million Instagram followers, over 259,000 Twitter followers, and over 251,000 Facebook fans, looks like 19-year-old Gigi Hadid is just getting started.

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