Gigi Hadid

Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist

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🗓️ 11 September 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In the decade since signing with a modeling agency at 17 years old, Gigi Hadid has become one of the most famous faces on the planet. Memorable ad campaigns, countless magazine covers and runways around the world have made Gigi a global icon. Now she is realizing a dream of becoming a designer herself with the launch of her new clothing line Guest in residence. In this week's "Sunday Sitdown," Willie Geist sits down with Gigi to talk about her latest venture and how she hopes it will disrupt fashion.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, Willie Guys here with another episode of the Sunday Sit Down Podcast.
0:06.6	My thanks as always for clicking and listening along.
0:09.6	I've got one I think you're really going to enjoy this week with the woman behind one
0:13.5	of the most famous faces on the planet.
0:16.2	Her name is Gigi Hadid.
0:19.3	It's open for debate whether we're still using the term supermodel.
0:22.6	In fact, she and I have that conversation as we're here in just a few minutes.
0:26.3	But if such a thing still exists, she is that.
0:29.9	She's the face of Maybelline.
0:31.6	She's been the face of Versace and Chanel and Tommy Hilfiger.
0:35.0	She's in the cover of Vogue magazine 35 times and she's only 27 years old.
0:40.5	She's got 75 million Instagram followers.
0:43.0	A lot of young women in particular really look up to her.
0:46.8	So, we got together to hear her story.
0:48.6	She grew up in Southern California.
0:51.0	Dad's a real estate guy.
0:52.8	Mom Yolanda is a model herself turned reality star.
0:57.1	She was on one of the Real Housewives series.
0:59.6	Her sister Bella, you probably know Gigi's sister Bella.
1:03.2	Also a famous model.
1:04.2	Her brother Enwar, a lot of modeling going on in that family.
1:07.7	She got her first gig at two years old for baby guests.
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