Gigi Hadid is the cover star of the August 2016 edition of American Vogue.
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After seeing her father compete in the Winter Olympic Games, Gigi admitted that she nearly ditched modelling altogether.
Gigi went on to discuss how she manages to stay sane despite having to deal with the pressures of such a hectic work schedule. I personally think the image of Gigi hurdling is one of the most iconic images I’ve seen, just because I was able to witness in person what she did in order to make that moment happen, and Mario’s ability to capture it. He wasn’t holding the shutter down.
Once news of her career-goal cover hit social media, Gigi took to Instagram to share the news of her dream come true.
Hadid’s best friend, Kendall Jenner, is the daughter of Caitlyn Jenner, who won the 1976 Olympic decathlon gold medal when she was known as Bruce Jenner.
The world’s greatest athlete shares the cover with global model Gigi Hadid ahead of next month’s Rio Summer Olympics, complete with a full-length feature weaving the two together for a cover story.
“I am beyond humbled”, Hadid wrote on Instagram about the cover, o “Being an athlete has brought so much pride and joy to my life and has instilled the work ethic that still drives me every day”. Being an athlete has brought so much pride and joy to my life and has instilled the work ethic that still drives me every day. I’m just a lot more intense than you assume. We did it!!!!!!! This one’s dedicated to my biggest inspirations to work hard, my family, to all my coaches throughout my life and of course to the fans that have stuck by me from the start!!!
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Behind-the-scenes footage shows Hadid breaking a sweat in the hot Santa Barbara sun with her mom, Yolanda, looking on. In the August issue, she is featured as an Olympian and we can not believe how amazingly long and lean her legs are! For the second shot when she’s jumping in mid-air and you can see her sexy legs, she donned a Pringle of Scotland dress paired with Fenty Puma by Rihanna sneaker heels.
