She says, “It’s not to say that I didn’t have a very privileged upbringing.
But my parents are immigrants who came here and worked for everything they had.
I always knew the value of a dollar.”
Since then, she’s worked steadily as a model, sometimes surprising her own self.
Here are some things you might not know about Bella Hadid.
From what it sounds like, she’s been used to the camera practically since birth.
She explained to Today Extra, “I’ve shot my children since they were born.
I always dressed them up, shot them at the barn on the horses” (viaE!
Bella has been openly proud of her heritage.
It’s just not right."
The symptoms of the disease proved too much for her at the time.
This was the biggest heartbreak of her life and an extremely sensitive subject for her."
Despite that loss, Bella has maintained her love for horses and riding.
As Bella told the magazine, “I love to be a part of that process.
Sometimes I think I love everythingexceptbeing in front of the camera.”
As she put it in a 2021 interview withVogue, “It’s like there were two Bellas.
These days, she feels a lot more comfortable just being who she is.
As Hadid told Vogue, “Now I don’t want to live in that box.
I definitely feel like I’m allowed to speak.”
Her mother Yolanda Hadid and brother Anwar Hadid also suffer from the same condition.
The treatments Bella subsequently received included ultraviolet-light irradiation of her blood and ozone therapy.
In recent years, Bella has opened up about the conditions much more.
Bella said, “I was the uglier sister.
I was the brunette.
I wasn’t as cool as Gigi, not as outgoing.
That’s really what people said about me.
And unfortunately, when you get told things so many times, you do just believe it.”
In fact, it’s a wonder she’s in the field of modeling at all.
As Bella told Vogue, “I put on a very smiley face, or a very strong face.
I always felt like I had something to prove.”
She said, “I wish I had kept the nose of my ancestors.
I think I would have grown into it.”
Hadid brushes the accusations off, simply stating, “I have never used filler.
Let’s just put an end to that.
I have no issue with it, but it’s not for me.
Whoever thinks I’ve gotten my eyes lifted or whatever it’s calledit’s face tape!”
(via Vogue).
It was really nerve-racking and it’s scary, and it’s not only you.”
As she put it, “I wouldn’t show anybody that.
Bella explained, “I’ve been to Cannes three times but only really seen interview rooms.
He toldThe Daily Mailthat despitethe divorce, things are fairly solid between them all.
But Bella and her siblings have more siblings outside of that relationship.
Despite the overlap in their career, Alana has toldGrazia Magazinethat there is only love between the siblings.
She explained, “I’m not in competition with my sisters or brother.
