Gigi Hadid says she was proud to work with so many veteran models during the Victoria’s Secret show this week.
The New York runway event also featured icons like Carla Bruni, 56, Tyra Banks, 50, Kate Moss, 50, Adriana Lima, 43, Irina Shayk, 38, Alessandra Ambrosio, 43, and Candice Swanepoel, 35.
“It’s really cool,” said Bella Hadid’s sister, 29, who was also on the show. Extra.
‘There are so many women that I grew up with in this industry and have met through different chapters of my career.
“There are girls that I saw on the show when I was still in high school and I was a big fan of them.”
When Gigi was in high school, most of these models named above were in their 20s and 30s.
Gigi Hadid told Extra that she was proud to work with so many veteran models during the Victoria’s Secret show this week.
Irina Shayk, 38, left, and Candice Swanepoel, 35, looked youthful in their outfits.
Gigi also liked that the company is now full of women.
“It’s really funny now because Victoria’s Secret is really run and run by women,” noted the pin-up who is in a relationship with Bradley Cooper.
The Vogue and Elle model admitted that becoming a mother changed her attitude towards the event.
Gigi, who has four-year-old daughter Khai with ex-partner Zayn Malik, said: “I think also being a mom and appreciating the time I have to work and prioritizing the jobs I really want to do…
“There’s more focus on being present and really taking it all in, how it smells, looking around, not passing out at the end of the track, remembering what you’re doing and really being there.”
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York featured musical performances from Cher, Tyla and BLACKPINK’s Lisa, while Ashley Graham and Valentina Sampaio also walked the runway.
(From left to right) Alessandra Ambrosio, Vivienne Rohner, Isabeli Fontana and Eva Herzigovia
Alessandra is 43 years old and still works full time; She also has her own swimsuit line called GAL Floripa.
Neelam Gill, Adriana Lima, Vittoria Ceretti, Gigi Hadid and Andreea Diaconu
Gigi, Bella Hadid and Vittoria Ceretti
(From left to right) Grace Elizabeth, Eva Herzigovia, Valentina Sampaio, Jill Kortleve, Carla Bruni, Paula Soares, Bella Hadid and Adriana Lima
‘There are so many women that I grew up with in this industry and have met through different chapters of my career. “There are girls that I saw on the show when I was still in high school and I was a big fan of them,” Hadid said.
Gigi previously admitted that she loves being a mom.
The model told the Sunday Times newspaper: ‘She has already given me a lot. I always wanted to be a mom, but I was never obsessive about it nor (did I think) I was put on this Earth to be a mom.’
Gigi also believes she had a baby at the perfect time in her life.
She said: “I’ve always been pretty organised, so having Khai at the time I did was a blessing.” “I’m very happy to be a young mother.”
