Gigi Hadid has hit back at her haters with a bad-ass Instagram post about body confidence.
The 20-year-old model had been getting negative comments about her body type (yes, negative, we’re shocked too) from internet trolls.
After posting a photo from the Tommy Hilfiger show during New York Fashion Week, many praised her but some posted comments like “She’s so fat” and “Not the bum of a top model”.
Gigi hit back by posting: “No I don’t have the same body type as the other models in shows. No I don’t think I’m the best at any given show. Yes, I want to have a unique walk but I also know I have to improve. No, I’m not the first of the last model of my type in this industry.
“You can make up all the reasons you think I am where I am, but really, I’m a hard worker that’s confident in myself, one that came at a time where the fashion industry was ready for a change.
“I’m just doing my job. I represent a body image that wasn’t accepted in high-fashion before, and I’m very lucky to be supported by the designers, stylists, and editors that I am: ones that know this is fashion, it’s art; it can never stay the same. It’s 2015. But if you’re not one of those people, don’t take your anger out on me.
“Yes I have boobs, I have abs, I have a butt, I have thighs, but I’m not asking for special treatment. I’m fitting into sample sizes.”
Like model mate Kendall Jenner, Gigi’s public image was helped along with her appearance in a reality show – The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills. Now she’s signed to IMG models and regularly appears on the catwalk for designers like Tommy Hilfiger and Versace.
She continued: “If I didn’t have the body I do, I wouldn’t have the career I do. I love that I can be sexy. I’m proud of it.”
Go Gigi.
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