Model of the Year: GiGi HADiD.

»GiGi Hadid« From ruling the runways of CHANEL to Marc Jacobs to Jean Paul Gaultier & more, gracing the pages of VOGUE, Harper’s Bazaar, V Magazine, Sports Illustrated, ELLE, Schön, CR Fashion Book, starring in ad campaigns for GUESS!, Tom Ford, and now named as the face of Maybelline — homegirl GiGi is beyond just hitting #SupermodelStatus. It’s no wonder this blonde beauty was named Model of the Year at the Daily Front Row Fashion Awards in Los Angeles.

Gigi tweeted, “Thank you @dailyfrontrow for a beautiful night and for the honor! Congratulations to all the other winners, who inspire not only me but the entire fashion world every day and thank you @nicolerichie for being you and for your beautiful intro. I love you!”

She rocked a red Calvin Klein gown on the red carpet, “It’s kind of surreal, because I feel like if you were to ask me who deserves model of the year I could name a hundred people that I think deserve it as well. It’s such an honor, and I love the whole team at Daily Front Row. I feel so lucky that they think that I deserve it.”

And of course, her model mama, Yolanda Foster (also star of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) helped GiGi with the infamous Maybelline contract, she said, “Well my mom kind of was involved with the whole contract. She actually knew a lot of it with my agent [Luiz Mattos] before they told me. Luiz gave me my Christmas present. I opened it in front of the whole agency and it was my contract. My mom was there when I opened my present. And my whole family’s so excited. It was the best Christmas present I’ve ever gotten in my life.”

Girl had some serious supermodel competition from Cara Delevingne, Kate Upton, Kendall Jenner, Joan Smalls … the list goes ON & ON.

She chatted with E! News — on BFF Kendall,  “We’ve only been friends for like a year now, but she’s one of my best friends. She’s so awesome.”

Gigi had modeling in her genes: “I was always kinda told that when I was becoming a model, don’t live with a model because you get competitive…but I don’t really find that I get competitive with my friends, especially with someone like Kendall…we look nothing alike. So someone that’s gonna want a Kendall is not gonna want a Gigi.”

On her mom’s (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Yolanda Foster) illness: “You know it’s hard, especially with something like Lyme Disease, not a lot of people know about it, especially doctors so they don’t really know how to help, medical wise. So it’s really hard for me and my siblings to know how we could help, but I guess just being supportive is the best way we can do it.”

Adding, “You can tell how much it means to her when, during a lunch break on a shoot, I’ll FaceTime her and talk to her about how my day’s going. I think just the little things like that is what’s helping her get through it.”

On body image: “”I’ve kinda had an easy time with the whole body image thing, just because from the second I walked into IMG, I was like, ‘This is what I wanna do with my career, but the one thing is that I’m not gonna lose a certain amount of weight. I’m not gonna be extremely skinny.’ I just don’t want to do that,” she explains. “I’ve always been an athlete. I’ve always had a certain body type that I’ve always been happy with and I didn’t wanna let that go for a career.”

The 19 year old’s younger sister Bella Hadid is also following in her sisters modeling footsteps. Congrats Gigi!! Can’t wait to watch you continue your fabulous reign over the modeling & fashion world! XOXO »Z.

#2015YearOfTheDunn — Jourdan Dunn Covers British Vogue.

Supermodel / Mother / Muse / & more JOURDAN DUNN continues her reign over the fashion world — Dunn stuns in a piece from PRADA’s Spring Collection for the February issue of British VOGUE // shot by renowned photographer, Patrick Demarchelier.

Dunn becomes the first solo black model to cover British Vogue in 12 years, since model icon Naomi Campbell covered VOGUE UK in 2002.

Over the weekend Jourdan instagramed her cover along with the caption: “I’m so Happy to finally say I’M ON THE COVER OF BRITISH VOGUE!!! Thank you @britishvogue, Patrick Demarchelier and Kate Phelan for making this happen and also thank you all for the Love and Support it means everything to #2015YearOfTheDunn,”

In the issue the face of Maybelline talks racism in the fashion industry & being a model mom.

“It’s hard being a model regardless, and then being a black model. I have heard, ‘Oh, we haven’t shown any black models this season.’ So blasé… It’s messed up,” she says. “I get uncomfortable when I read comments saying, ‘I wanna look like you, I wish I had your body.’ When I was growing up I didn’t love myself, or like what I saw in the mirror. Curves are celebrated in Caribbean culture, so I felt the odd one out. So my message is: be happy and love yourself.”

On son Riley: “I love that one day I am doing this and then I go home to my reality: getting Riley ready for school, doing his reading with him, taking him to the park,” she tells Emily Sheffield in the February issue of Vogue. “For some in this industry their life is their work. The other girls didn’t understand in the beginning why I didn’t want to go out all the time.”

On motherhood & her mother: “They are so close I was kind of jealous of their relationship in the beginning,” she reveals. “But it works for me. You can find the balance being a working mother, but I couldn’t do it without my mum. She is the one who allowed me to go and do my thing.”

Dunn recently walked in the iconic VS FASHION show this year in London & now stars alongside Naomi Campbell in the new Burberry Spring/Summer 2015 ad campaign photographed by Mario Testino.

“Burberry is such an iconic brand and I feel very proud to be a part of their campaign and their team. This campaign is even more special for me because I was shot with Naomi Campbell for the first time – someone who I admire and respect within the fashion industry.” –Dunn told VOGUE. 

Jourdan Dunn: Supermodel // Supermom.

Jourdan Dunn: Is one of the TOP models reigning the fashion industry. She’s the newest face of Maybelline, runway royaly, besties with fellow british babe Cara Delevingne, & mother to adorable son Riley. She talks about the importance of social media giving models ‘voices‘, being a mom & basically being a kick-a** supermodel.

Dunn was discovered at age 15 by an agent from STORM Model Management – she made her catwalk debut at Marc Jacobs’ F/W ’07 show. Since then, her career has skyrocketed – in 2008 she became the first black model to appear in a Prada show in over 10 years, plus, homegirl has walked in over 75 shows in just ONE season, Jourdan has won the British Fashion Award: Model of the Year. 

On the POWER of Social Media for Models: “Before, models were only to be seen and not heard, but now [thanks to social media] we have a platform, we have a voice. People want to get to know us, to get to know our interests. I feel that you have to use that to your advantage by becoming a brand.” Adding, “Social media has given me an amazing platform. People these days actually want to know about the girl behind the pictures. They want to know about what you do in your spare time, what your views are on this and that.”

On using her ‘model superpowers’ to raise awareness for Sickle Cell Anemia: “Before Riley, I didn’t enjoy modeling at all. I just did it because I liked the money and wanted to continue my shopping sprees. But my son has put it into perspective for me – I have to do this, I want to, to set him up for life. I took it for granted that I had a great career in front of me, but now I realize my opportunities – the fact that I can provide for my family and be an ambassador for sickle-cell disease and raise awareness.”

On behalf of Dunn, her famous friends; Cara Delevingne, Karlie Kloss, Naomi Campbell & Rihanna all showed support for ‘Cell for Gratitude’.

On discrimination within the fashion industry: “I don’t understand it. It seems crazy to me that this is even an issue that we’re facing in 2014. Yes, when it comes to shows, I’m seeing more ethnic girls on the catwalks. But when it comes to magazine covers, it’s still rare. I guess you’d have to ask the casting directors, modelling agents and magazines why that is still the case. That’s why it really is a dream come true for me to be named as the new face of Maybelline New York – particularly as it is now official beauty sponsor of London Fashion Week.”

On Acting: “Before modeling, I always wanted to be an actress. It’s great the position I’m in that the opportunity is there, I’ve been sent on auditions and I’m getting the feel of it. But I don’t want to get a role just because of who I am. Eventually, I want to take my acting seriously: get a coach, go to drama school. I’d want a role that would push me, to surprise people and make them take me seriously.”

On being the face of Maybelline: “It sounds so cheesy, but it literally has been a dream come true. I remember being asked what I’d like to do in the next five years, and I said, ‘walk for Victoria’s Secret, have a Vogue cover and I’d love a Maybelline contract.’ It’s always been Maybelline.”

On her son Riley: “It’s really hard to be away from him, but he’s beginning to understand. He’s my priority, so if he has a parents evening or it’s his birthday I’m going to pick that over a job. First and foremost, I’m a mum before I’m a model, so I’ll always put him before anything. There are opportunities that I’ve missed out on, but there’s always another one around the corner.”

Jourdan Dunn talks bestie Cara Delevingne: “Whatever Cara’s doing, I’ll support her, and vice versa. It’s a real, true friendship – she’s like my little sister.”

 

*Interview Sources DailyMail.co.uk & Mirror.co.uk