Gigi Hadid or Kendall Jenner: Who Has the Higher Net Worth?
Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid are both famous models and reality stars. They are both highly recognizable and have modeled for Victoria’s Secret and many other fashion labels. But which of the two celebrities has the higher net worth?
Let’s take a look at Gigi Hadid’s and Kendall Jenner’s net worths to see which star has accumulated the most wealth.
Gigi Hadid’s net worth – $29 million
Gigi Hadid’s modeling career started when she was just two years old. Her mother is Dutch model and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Yolanda Hadid, and her father is real estate mogul Mohamed Hadid. Hadid has appeared on the Bravo reality show with her mother.
Hadid got her start in the modeling world as a toddler working for Baby Guess. She returned to modeling in 2011 and signed with IMG Models in 2013. She walked in New York Fashion Week for the first time in 2014 and starred in a Tom Ford campaign the same year.
In 2015, Hadid became an ambassador for Maybelline cosmetics and was named Model of the Year by the Daily Front Row. The same year, she walked in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show for the first time.
Hadid has been in a high-profile on and off relationship with One Direction band member Zayn Malik since 2015. She gave birth in 2020 to their first child, a daughter named Khai.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Hadid is worth an estimated $29 million.
Kendall Jenner’s net worth – $45 million
Kendall Jenner is a model and reality star who got her start by appearing with her family on the show Keeping Up with the Kardashians in 2007. She is the daughter of reality star and business mogul Kris Jenner and Olympic athlete Caitlyn Jenner (née Bruce Jenner).
The KUWTK star signed with Wilhelmina models in 2009 at age 14. She got her start modeling for a Forever 21 campaign. By 2012, Jenner had walked in numerous fashion shows and graced the covers of several magazines, including American Cheerleader and Teen Prom.
Jenner signed with The Society Management and started booking campaigns for high-end fashion labels like Marc Jacobs, Chanel, and Balmain. She is one of the most followed celebrities on Instagram, boosting her earning potential.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Jenner is worth approximately $45 million.
Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner’s friendship
Jenner and Hadid have had similar career paths. They both appeared on reality television shows with their families and came up in the modeling world at the same time.
The two stars are also friends. They have shared photos of each other on social media and have walked in fashion shows together, including the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Hadid and Jenner are also friends with each others’ families. Jenner has said (according to The Things) that she was actually friends with Gigi’s younger sister Bella first.
“Gigi and I just started getting close when we started modeling, but Bella and I were actually really good friends since high school and hung out every day in high school before either of us started working,” said Jenner. “It’s just funny because a lot of people don’t know that Bella and I have been friends for like five or six years.”
The two models recently shared a moment at the 2021 Met Gala, where photographers captured the women clasping hands and smiling at one another.
