Bella Hadid Wants to Be So Much More Than Just a Model

Bella Hadid wears a blouse by Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini, pants and earrings by Balenciaga, and a platinum and diamond watch by Turner & Tatler. Photographed by Sebastian Faena for PORTER.

Bella Hadid has only recently begun walking runways, strutting for Tommy Hilfiger in New York, Moschino in Milan, and Balmain in Paris, but it seems she has aspirations other than becoming a top model. Appearing in the pages of Porter magazine, the 18-year-old revealed she wants to compete in the upcoming Olympics.

Gigi Hadid’s younger sister, who has been riding horses since the age of three, poses with some of the animals she’s grown up with wearing winter styles inspired by the sport, with items from top designers’ Fall 2015 collections including Isabel Marant, Michael Kors, Mulberry, and Givenchy.

Bella Hadid wears jacket, blouse and pants all by Ralph Lauren, hat by Manhattan Saddlery, and boots by Ariat. Photographed by Sebastian Faena for PORTER.

“My devotion stemmed from my mom’s love of horses. I have been riding since I could walk and the fact that my mom knew everything about horses really helped my passion grow,” she revealed. “You know how every model is like, ‘I do yoga.’ Well, I find horses have the same effect. You have to put your ego aside and concentrate on making the horse do the things you want it to do, and move in the way you want it to move.”

Bella, currently a nationally-ranked equestrian, hopes to compete in the 2016 Olympics. If she makes it, Rio’s bound to look super stylish.

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