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The millionaire sisters made Gwyneth Paltrow, Rihanna and even Gisele look almost prudish at the Met Gala Ball – an annual extravaganza hosted in New York.
The event was nothing short of a Coronation for these so-called Insta-models: Kendall and Kylie Jenner and Gigi and Bella Hadid.
Kendall (left), 21, earned N6.5 billion last year and has modelled for Estee Lauder, Calvin Klein, Fendi and Givenchy.
Kylie (right), 19, has 92million Instagram followers and earned N7 billion last year.
Gigi Hadid, 22, (second from left) raked in N3.5 billion last year and is dating superstar Zayn Malik.
Her younger sister Bella (second from right), 20, brought in N1.75 million in 2016. She fell into modelling after a bout of Lyme disease ruined her dreams of equestrian glory.
Gigi Hadid, 22
Gigi has been in fashion campaigns since she was an infant thanks to her pushy mum.
Her mother is Yolanda Hadid, a Dutch former model whose profile was greatly raised by The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills TV show. Pictured with Yolanda and Bella last year.
INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS: 33.7 million (more than the female population of Britain).
MONEY: Earned around £7 million in 2016.
FAMILY TIES: Father is former Olympic skier Mohamed Hadid, who made a killing building mansions for socialites in the ski resort of Aspen and later in Los Angeles.
Mother is Yolanda Hadid, a Dutch former model whose profile was greatly raised by The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills TV show.
STARTED EARLY: Gigi has been in fashion campaigns since she was an infant thanks to her pushy mum. She told W magazine: ‘I started when I was two with Guess.’
CAMPAIGNS AND COVERS: Tom Ford, Maybelline, Guess, Victoria’s Secret, Evian, BMW, Tommy Hilfiger, Versace Versus and Moschino.
LOVE LIFE: Lives in New York with British singer Zayn Malik.
DON’T MENTION: A toe-curling impression of First Lady Melania Trump at the American Music Awards last year.
Bella Hadid, 20
She fell into modelling after a bout of Lyme disease ruined her dreams of equestrian glory. Pictured top, at the Met Ball and bottom, at the afterparty.
INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS: 12.5 million (nearly three times the population of Scotland).
MONEY: She earned around £3.5 million in 2016.
STARTED EARLY: Fell into modelling after a bout of Lyme disease ruined her dreams of equestrian glory. Started modelling while studying photography at the Parsons School of Design in New York.
CAMPAIGNS AND COVERS: Bella is a face of Dior make-up and has done campaigns for Fendi, Moschino, DKNY, Ralph Lauren, Topshop, Balmain Marc Jacobs and Victoria’s Secret.
LOVE LIFE: Dated singer The Weeknd, although they split up last October. Said she was devastated when he immediately got together with actress Selena Gomez. Now said to be dating a British photographer.
DON’T MENTION: In 2014, Bella, then 17, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in LA. She had to do 25 hours’ community service and attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
Kendall Jenner, 21
INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS: 79.8 million (the population of Germany).
FAMILY TIES: Parents are former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner, now Caitlyn, and ex-wife Kris – also mother of the Kardashians, Kendall’s half-sisters and brother.
MONEY: £13 million earned last year.
STARTED EARLY: Has been modelling since she was 14, first appearing in Teen Vogue, and was home-schooled to give her time to do so.
CAMPAIGNS AND COVERS: La Perla, Estee Lauder, Calvin Klein, Fendi, Givenchy, Chanel, Victoria’s Secret, Balmain. Covers of Vogue Brazil, Japan, and Paris.
LOVE LIFE: The Met Ball marked her confirmation of a romance with rapper ASAP Rocky. She previously dated One Direction’s Harry Styles, 23.
DON’T MENTION: She starred in a Pepsi commercial that was withdrawn after one day when it sparked outrage and was dubbed ‘almost surreal in its thoughtlessness’.
In it, she gave a police officer a can of soda, defusing tension while he was policing a demonstration.
Kylie Jenner, 19
INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS: 92.9 million (population of France and Australia).
MONEY: Earned £14 million in 2016.
STARTED EARLY: Started a handbag line aged 16 and modelled for Teen Vogue, Marie Claire and Seventeen magazines.
CAMPAIGNS AND COVERS: Puma but mostly her own brands. There is Kylie Cosmetics and she and sister Kendall also have a clothes line. Kylie has her own app which offers fans exclusive access into her life via videos and behinds-the-scenes pics.
LOVE LIFE: Until recently, she was in a steady relationship with the rapper Tyga. The romance was said to have started when he was 25 and she was 17.
They confirmed their relationship when she turned 18 and he gave her a Ferrari, but are said to have split last month.
DON’T MENTION: Lies over those inflated lips. She had them done in 2014, and denied it until 2015.
‘It has been an insecurity of mine all my life,’ she said last year.
‘But I wasn’t even 17. What if I came out and said: “Oh, yeah, I got my lips done”? What are all those moms going to think about me? I didn’t want to be a bad influence.’
Culled From: Daily Mail UK
