About
Bella Hadid is one of the most recognizable faces in fashion, admired for her razor-sharp catwalk stride, effortless street style, and open conversations with fans online. After stepping away in 2023 to focus on chronic Lyme-disease care, she returned in dramatic fashion at Paris Fashion Week, opening Anthony Vaccarello’s Saint Laurent Spring 2025 show and confirming that the runway still feels like home. Earlier that year she added “founder” to her résumé by launching Ôrəbella, a gender-neutral, alcohol-free “skin perfume” line whose first three scents sold out within hours. The quick success of Ôrəbella, combined with new global ambassador duties for Chopard, shows how far Bella’s influence now stretches beyond the traditional model mold.
Before Fame
Born Isabella Khair Hadid on 9 October 1996 in Los Angeles, California, Bella spent most of her childhood on a peaceful ranch in Santa Barbara. Horses were her first love—she rode every day, competed in show-jumping, and even dreamed of making the U.S. Olympic team. That plan changed when unexplained fatigue and pain (later diagnosed as Lyme disease) began interrupting training during her mid-teens. Keen to stay creative, she tried modeling at sixteen for a friend’s small look-book shoot and was instantly hooked. After finishing high school she moved to New York City, studied photography at Parsons School of Design, and signed with IMG Models in 2014. Within a single year she was walking for Desigual at New York Fashion Week, building an Instagram following, and booking magazine covers—momentum that soon carried her to every major fashion capital.
Trivia
- Runway return: Her Saint Laurent appearance in September 2024 was her first big show in two years and signaled a full-time comeback.
- Kitchen alchemist: Ôrəbella grew out of essential-oil blends Bella mixed at home while recovering from Lyme flare-ups.
- Health milestone: In August 2023 she told fans she felt “finally healthy” after more than a decade of treatment.
- Digital horse fan: She still relaxes by streaming show-jumping events and browsing tack auctions online.
- Accidental TikTok chef: A quick chopped-salad video she posted has inspired thousands of recreations.
Family Life
Bella’s multicultural roots shape much of her identity. Her father, real-estate developer Mohamed Hadid, was born in Nazareth and raised in Beirut before building a career in the United States; her mother, Yolanda Hadid (née van den Herik), is a Dutch former model and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum. Bella is the middle sibling between fellow supermodel Gigi and their younger brother Anwar—all signed to IMG. The trio share advice on jobs, mental health, and philanthropy, and remain close despite hectic travel schedules. When she’s off-duty Bella retreats to the family’s Pennsylvania farm, where she gardens, makes ceramics in a small studio her dad built, and dotes on her rescue dogs. Romantically, she has been linked to Canadian singer The Weeknd and later art director Marc Kalman, though she now prefers to keep dating details private.
Associated With
A decade in fashion has filled Bella’s address book with heavy hitters. She is a perennial favorite of designers Riccardo Tisci, Donatella Versace, and the late Virgil Abloh, and she routinely closes shows for Fendi, Chanel, and Michael Kors. Her advertising roster includes long-running beauty deals with Dior, campaigns for Mugler and Bulgari, and—since 2024—a glittering jewelry partnership with Chopard. Bella often works with stylist Law Roach, photographers Mert & Marcus, and make-up artist Sam Visser to craft the dramatic looks that fill her social feeds.
Advocacy is every bit as central to her public persona. Together with Gigi, Bella donated $1 million in 2024 to four Palestinian relief organizations, including World Central Kitchen and the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. A May 2024 Instagram post reading “Palestine on my mind, in my blood and on my heart” exemplifies how she uses her platform—78 million strong—to keep humanitarian causes in the spotlight. Looking ahead, she has hinted that a portion of Ôrəbella profits will fund scholarships for Palestinian design students and perhaps an equestrian therapy program for chronically ill teens.
