Gigi Hadid says supermodels aren't "perfect" as she hits the runway at New York Fashion Week
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Gigi Hadid 's job as a supermodel may require stunning good looks - but she says she's not "perfect".
The American beauty, who is dating former One Direction star Zayn Malik , is currently working hard at New York Fashion Week.
She's walking the runway for top designers alongside fellow beauties like Kendall Jenner, but took a minute to remind people that supermodels are people too.
She said: "Because my job is based on the way I look, people assume that that means you don’t have human qualities in you…so I hope that everyone can see that’s the point of all this. It doesn’t matter. We’re not perfect."
(Photo: Reebok)
(Photo: Reebok)
Reebok and brand ambassador Gigi released this exclusive video to provide a unique glimpse into how the international supermodel prepares for Fashion Week.
A Reebok #PerfectNever ambassador, Gigi reveals how she uses the three-point principles of the Reebok delta that puts forth the social, physical and mental components of fitness, in her approach to the fast-faced fashion week circuit.
Commenting on the importance of mental preparation, Gigi said: "You have to go to work ready to block out everything that’s outside of your work environment. To be able to change the channel in your mind is to be able to separate your thoughts and focus on what you’re doing at the moment."
(Photo: Reebok)
(Photo: Reebok)
The candid video sees Gigi empower women by continuing to challenge the notion of perfection, a powerful call to action that champions Reebok’s intrinsic message of self-betterment.
Meanwhile, Gigi has been more loved up than ever with Zayn as they celebrated Valentine's Day together.
Gigi, 21, expressed her love for her beau, 24, by stepping out in New York in a Zayn T-shirt.
(Photo: Reebok)
(Photo: Splash News)
Her black sleeveless vest was emblazoned with Zayn’s name and photo.
Gigi’s outing came after she contradicted Zayn’s recent comments about how they first met: while he said it was backstage at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show after party in 2015, she’s said it was at a mutual friend’s birthday.
But to be fair to Zayn, when they met at the birthday, both were in different relationships and it was just as friends. It was after the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, when they were both single, that sparks flew.
(Photo: Reebok)
(Photo: Reebok)
(Photo: Reebok)
Gigi told Ellen DeGeneres: “We actually met at a friend’s birthday party a few years ago, then he was in New York to come to the Victoria’s Secret show last year, I think. He ended up not coming. I thought, I’ll play it cool. I’ll go to the after party. He wasn’t there. Later that week we ended up going on our first date.
“We played it cool for about ten minutes then I was like, ‘You’re really cute’. We connected really quickly and have the same sense of humour, sharing videos.”