Gigi, Bella and mum Yolanda Hadid are household names, but thereโs another, lesser-known Hadid model in the family, and sheโs about to hit the big time: Joann van den Herik.
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A Dutch plus-size model who recently signed with 12+ UK Model Management, Joann is Yolandaโs neice โ making her Gigi and Bellaโs cousin. With 40k+ Instagram followers, the 18-year-old hasnโt quite found the same level of fame as her American cousins, but we say itโs only a matter of time: not only is Joann drop-dead gorgeous, sheโs all about promoting body positivity through social media โ and thatโs something the world needs a whole lot more of.
With catch-cries of โCelebrate those fatrolls!โ and โlove your stretchmarks!โ, Joann seeks to promote healthy, happy bodies. Take this extract from one of her recent Instagram posts:
โIโm so scared posting this BUT I wanna show you guys that instagram girls are NOT perfect. So thank you for all the sweet messages already ๐ญ โฆ.. there once was a girl who couldnโt smile and showing her fatrolls at the same timeโฆ There once was a girl who didnโt want to go swimming with her class because then she had to show her legs.. there was once was a girl who hated her stretchmarks and never wanted to change her clothes if there was anyone else in the room (even her family or best friends!). This girl was so insecure because everywhere she looked or went people told her that she was too โfatโ, too โuglyโ, that she was โunhealthyโ and that she needed to lose weight.โ
โThis girl would have never believed if you told her she was at the same place she is now. This girl is me. And I think a lot of boys and girls can relate to what Iโm saying here. People judging you because you donโt look like the models on the covers or people judging you because you DO look like the models on the covers. Itโs always too thin or too fat, thereโs no in between!!! You can never make other people happy so ๐๐ผthem. Do YOU! Make yourself happy. Donโt care about the opinions of others because theyโre not you and they will never be.โ