SUPERMODEL WITH CONNECTIONS
Gigi Hadid, co-host the MuchMusic Video Awards in June, knows (and has dated) a slew of music industry players,
In barely a year, Gigi Hadid has gone from a beautiful blip on the cultural radar to the social-savvy socialite supermodel you can’t tune out. But does she have enough music cred to lead the I Heart Radio Canada MuchMusic Video Awards on June 19 (she’ll co-host alongside Much personalities Liz Trinnear and Tyrone Edwards)?
If her many musical connections are any indication, she’ll make a model host. 1. Her mom: Yolanda Hadid, a Real Housewife of Beverly Hills, ex-wife of Canadian Grammy-winning composer David Foster 2. Her sister: Bella Hadid, the 19year-old girlfriend of Toronto R&B scorcher The Weeknd 3. Her exes: Singers Cody Simpson and Joe Jonas 4. Her current BF: Zayn Malik, the former One Direction heartthrob, now a chart-topping solo artist 5. Her video appearances: She’s starred in numerous music videos, from both her current and former boyfriends, including Zayn’s current hit “Pillowtalk.” So she’ll be both host and a potential competitor for the MMVAs. 6. Her BFF: Taylor Swift counts Hadid as part of her inner circle “Swift Squad” — the two partied and ate cake for Hadid’s 21st birthday over the weekend at Coachella — and she starred as Slay-Z in Swift’s video for “Bad Blood.” 7. Her social media: She has nearly two million Twitter followers. Another 16.7 million on Instagram. Zayn needs another 7 million just to catch up. 8. Her voice: We can’t attest to her karaoke skills — though video evidence does exist — but she fakes it like a champ, beating out Teen Wolf’s Tyler Posey on Spike TV’s Lip Sync Battle in February.