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Gigi Hadid Defends Her Body on Instagram

The model takes down her haters with a single post.


Gigi Hadid

Gigi Hadid is a certified Instagram star, but the downside of having 6.5 million followers is also having 6.5 million commenters, many of whom are not so nice—to put it nicely. Today, the model and W’s September issue cover girl posted a letter on her account addressing body shaming, the pressures of modeling, her runway walk (which she parodied in a video only a few month ago), and more. Read it below:

Watch Gigi Hadid’s faux runway tutorial here:

Gigi Hadid’s Runway Hits

Gigi Hadid made her runway debut at the Desigual fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2014.

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By the following season she was walking the runway for Marc Jacobs, although she was almost unrecognizable in a black wig with short bangs.

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For the Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2015 show during Paris Fashion Week, Gigi’s blonde hair was given a very big blowout.

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That same season, Gigi also made her debut on the Chanel runway wearing shiny gold tights and shoes.

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For Fall 2015, it was back to (very unusual) black wigs for Jeremy Scott’s New York show.

At Milan Fashion Week Fall 2015, Gigi stole the show in a Max Mara camel coat and nothing else.

Gigi was on a roll in Milan, closing the Moschino show in a ball gown covered in graffiti.

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She also showed off her more seductive side in a tight Emilio Pucci leopard dress and black choker.

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And finally joined the flock of supermodels at Dolce & Gabbana.

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In Paris, she walked for Balmain, solidifying her serious runway presence.

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