Happy Birthday Gigi Hadid: completely self made, dad Mohamed says
Gigi Hadid's father Mohamed Hadid shared a heartwarming post about her supermodel daughter, saying she is 'self-made' and 'never took a dollar from her parents'.
In a his Instagram post the 72-year-old real estate developer honoured his daughter, revealing that Gigi never took a dollar from her parents.
The $10 million showbiz star - who earned the seventh spot on Forbes' highest-paid models list in 2018 for her multiple endorsement deals and branded lines - never relied on their parents' wealth.
But the fans were quick to criticise her 'privileged' upbringing as the daughter of a world famous model and wealthy developer.
In his post, Mohamed shed lights on 20 things that fans did not know about Gigi hadid:
- Self Made.. never took a single Dollar from her parents,' he wrote in a lengthy caption.
- Started modeling for Baby Guess when she was in Khai's age.
- She was a jr Olympic volleyball contender.'
- She was an Accomplished equestrian jr Olympic contender and hundreds of first place and national Championships.. still rides till today,' he added.
- She was excepted New York University forensic criminal psychology after high school.'
- She has the highest number of Voguemagazine covers worldwide around fifty ..
- Unicef USA ambassador and to African Middle East and Southeast Asia. To be continued.'
Gigi Hadid's fans criticised her 'privileged' upbringing as the daughter of a world famous model and wealthy developer, which included a lifestyle that also provided the opportunities to succeed in the industry.
