Did Gigi Hadid Get Plastic Surgery? Her Transformation Explained

All natural! Gigi Hadid has denied plastic surgery rumors over the years and claimed she has “never done anything” to change her looks, other than using makeup contouring. She’s even said that she’s “terrified” of getting anything injected into her famous face.

“When I look back on my first red carpets, when I didn’t have makeup artists, I would obviously do my own makeup,” the beauty revealed during a Vogue video about her skincare and makeup routine published on February 4, 2021, four months after giving birth to her first child, daughter Khai, whom she shares with ex-boyfriend Zayn Malik.

“Now people pull up those pictures and are like, ‘Oh, Gigi’s nose looks different in these pictures than now,’ or they’ll talk about something on my face and say, ‘That’s changed on Gigi,’ and it’s really, like, that’s the power of makeup.”

Hair Transformations 2020 Gigi Hadid — Matt Baron/Shutterstock

The supermodel went on to explain that developing her makeup skills allowed her to change the shape of some of her features over the years. “I’ve never done anything to my face, but the way that I’ve learned to contour in certain places, put bronzer in some places and leave it out in other places is something you have to learn,” Gigi noted. “I would just put [bronzer] everywhere and then [your face is] all one shape.”

The Los Angeles native, who was a student athlete growing up and known for her volleyball skills in her teens, also revealed she didn’t get into makeup until she became a public figure. “In high school, I wasn’t really a huge makeup person,” she said. “The more I got photographed, the more I learned what looked good on me.” She added, “I’m gonna teach my high school self what she should’ve done.”

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Gigi also wanted to make it clear that she’s avoided fillers and injectables … but takes no issue with those who choose to use them.

“For those wondering, I’ve never injected anything into my face. I am so happy for everyone to do whatever they want that makes them happy and makes them feel more comfortable and good about themselves,” she shared, adding, “Me personally, it terrifies me. I feel I’m too much of a control freak. I’m like, ‘What if it goes wrong?'”

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‘Born’ With Her Stunning Features

Gigi has said her full cheeks and face are completely natural. “People think I do fillers on my face and that’s why my face is round — I’ve had this since I was born,” she explained during a May 2020 Instagram Live with Maybelline makeup artist Erin Parsons. The model added that she had “the cheeks already” and that there “isn’t a lot to fill in.”

Her Face Changed With Age

“[My face] slimmed down for sure [since I was 17], but also, it’s like, I think that people are, like, so fast to do permanent things to their face,” Gigi said in May 2020. “When really, like anything — I’ve loved being like, ‘I accept myself how it is.’ That doesn’t mean I don’t have insecurities sometimes. But like, for special occasions, you can sculpt your nose a little bit or do whatever with makeup.”

The Magic of Makeup

“When I look back on my first red carpets when I didn’t have makeup artists, I would obviously do my own makeup,” Gigi has explained. “Now it’s like, people pull up those pictures and are like, ‘Oh, Gigi’s nose looks different in these pictures than now.’ Or they’ll talk about something with my face. Like, ‘This has changed on Gigi.’ It’s really like, that’s the power of makeup.”