Gigi Hadid chills in a Legacy Suite in New York’s Plaza Hotel, lensed by Sebastian Faena for the September issue of Vanity Fair. Derek Blasberg talks to Hadid, the 20-year-old rising star already christened a ‘supermodel’ by the magazine. (Sigh) Actually, Blasberg makes the point that its the size of one’s Instagram following that makes one a supermodel, which is how Hadid, with her 4.5 million followers, has earned the title.
Hadid is the daughter of Real Housewife of Beverly Hills Yolanda Foster, who Blasberg compares to Kris Jenner as a blond ‘momager’ who is grooming her daughter’s career. On the subject of #girlsquad:
Hadid’s close pals are fellow models Karlie Kloss and Delevingne, and the ultimate starlet bestie, Taylor Swift, whose Hyde Park concert Hadid stormed arm in arm with Jenner last June. “It’s really fun that we get to share our friendship on social media. We support each other and we inspire each other.” Hadid also wants us to know that despite their millions of followers—not to mention the millions of dollars each earns annually—her #girlsquad is just like any other. “It’s hard to get us all in the same room,” she says, “but when we do we’ll have a cooking night at someone’s house and talk for hours. Then we all get on a different plane the next day.”
