Bella Hadid

Hadid in 2015, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Isabella Khairiah Hadid

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.

Date of Birth: October 9, 1996

Ethnicity:
*Palestinian Arab (father)
*Dutch (mother)

Bella Hadid is an American fashion model and equestrian.

Bella’s father, Mohamed Hadid, was born in Nazareth, a largely Arab city in Israel, and is an Arab Palestinian. Bella’s mother, television personality, model, and interior designer Yolanda Hadid (née Yolanda van den Herik), is Dutch, from Papendrecht. Her siblings are Gigi Hadid and Anwar Hadid, who are models and television personalities.

Her father is of the Muslim religion, and has said, “I wouldn’t call myself a ‘devout’ Muslim… but I’m very proud of my heritage”). However, Bella has stated, “He [my father] was always religious, and he always prayed with us. I am proud to be a Muslim.”

A DNA test whose results Bella’s sister Gigi displayed on her Twitter page stated that Gigi’s genetic ancestry is:

*69.2% European
——–*21.5% Italian
——–*16.7% French & German / Netherlands
——–*8.0% Broadly Southern European
——–*6.0% British & Irish
——–*6.0% Broadly Northwestern European
——–*5.9% Broadly European
——–*4.1% Spanish & Portuguese
——–*0.6% Greek & Balkan
——–*0.3% Ashkenazi Jewish
*26.9% Western Asian & North African
——–*15.3% Western Asian
——–*7.0% North African & Arabian
——–*4.6% Broadly Western Asian & North African
*3.5% Unassigned
*0.3% Sub-Saharan African
——–*0.1% Senegambian & Guinean
——–*0.1% Broadly West African
*0.1% East Asian & Native American
——–*0.1% Broadly East Asian & Native American

Bella’s paternal grandfather was named Anwar Mohamed Hadid.

Bella’s paternal grandmother was named Kharia Daher. Bella’s father has said that he is descended from Zahir al-Umar, an autonomous Arab ruler of northern Palestine in the mid-18th century.

Bella’s maternal grandfather was named Gerard van den Herik.

Bella’s maternal grandmother is Johanna “Ans” Groenenberg (the daughter of Jacobus Johannes “Jan” Groenenberg and Maaike “Maai” van Gelder). Jacobus was the son of Jacobus Teunis Groenenberg and Johanna Knikman. Maaike the daughter of Adrianus van Gelder and Elizabeth den Ottelander. Ans is pictured here.

Source: Genealogy of Bella Hadid – https://www.geni.com