Jennifer Hussein. Updated. There is a lot that people don't know about Gigi Hadid. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images. Gigi Hadid comes from a family of supermodels. Her real name is Jelena — Gigi is a nickname. She's a skilled equestrian who loves to cook. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Advertisement. Gigi is a Taurus. First explaining that Gigi was a name that her grandmother originally used for her mom Yolanda Hadid, Gigi told Vogue that her mother then used it for her own daughter when she was little. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images. Gigi Hadid's first name is not actually Gigi. She was born Jelena Noura Hadid. But she has gone by Gigi since she was in elementary school to set her apart from a girl named Helena in her class. Her mom Yolanda Hadid sometimes called her by the nickname as well. Gigi ( French pronunciation: [ʒiʒi]) is a 1958 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli and processed using Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 's Eastmancolor film process Metrocolor. The screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner is based on the 1944 novella of the same name by Colette. Vay Tiền Trả Góp Theo Tháng Chỉ Cần Cmnd.

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