GIGI HADID

MODEL ORIGIN PALESTINE-US RESIDENCE US SECTOR CULTURE AND SOCIETY

Model-of-the-moment Gigi Hadid makes her power list debut after 12 months that saw her high-powered catwalk career go from strength to strength. Last year saw the Americanborn star walked for a number of major fashion designers, including Versace, Chanel, Elie Saab, Fendi and Marc Jacobs, became a global ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger and launched her own boot collection. In December 2016, she made her second appearance in the iconic Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and also won the award for International Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards. The daughter of Palestinian-American real estate developer Mohamed Hadid, the model describes herself as “half Palestinian and proud of it.”