Gigi Hadid by now is a household name, but did you know that it’s not her actual name? Yes, her actual name is Jelena Noura “Gigi” Hadid.

When her mother Yolanda was young, she would be nicknamed Gigi. So, Yolanda started calling her own nickname on her daughter Gigi as well in the house. In first grade, Jelena was put in a classroom with a girl named Helena. Both Jelena and Helena sounded similar that the teacher would get mixed up. Her first grade teacher asked her mother if there was a nickname she can call Jelena by and Yolanda said that sometimes she would call her “Gigi”. Thus, it continued throughout her childhood and became her professional name.

Is there a nickname that your friends call you by?

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