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Gigi And Bella Hadid Have A Plus-Size Model Cousin

Her Instagram posts are ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ

Gigi, Bella and mum Yolanda Hadid are household names, but thereโ€™s another, lesser-known Hadid model in the family, and sheโ€™s 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 Yolandaโ€™s neice โ€“ making her Gigi and Bellaโ€™s cousin. With 40k+ Instagram followers, the 18-year-old hasnโ€™t quite found the same level of fame as her American cousins, but we say itโ€™s only a matter of time: not only is Joann drop-dead gorgeous, sheโ€™s all about promoting body positivity through social media โ€“ and thatโ€™s something the world needs a whole lot more of.

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With catch-cries of โ€œCelebrate those fatrolls!โ€ and โ€œlove your stretchmarks!โ€, Joann seeks to promote healthy, happy bodies. Take this extract from one of her recent Instagram posts:

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โ€œIโ€™m 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 ๐Ÿ˜ญ โ€ฆ.. there once was a girl who couldnโ€™t smile and showing her fatrolls at the same timeโ€ฆ There once was a girl who didnโ€™t 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 โ€œfatโ€, too โ€œuglyโ€, that she was โ€œunhealthyโ€ and that she needed to lose weight.โ€

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โ€œThis 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 Iโ€™m saying here. People judging you because you donโ€™t look like the models on the covers or people judging you because you DO look like the models on the covers. Itโ€™s always too thin or too fat, thereโ€™s no in between!!! You can never make other people happy so ๐Ÿ–•๐Ÿผthem. Do YOU! Make yourself happy. Donโ€™t care about the opinions of others because theyโ€™re not you and they will never be.โ€

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