Gigi Hadid
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Hadid in 2014, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Jelena Noura Hadid
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: April 23, 1995
Ethnicity:
*Palestinian Arab (father)
*Dutch (mother)
Gigi Hadid is an American model and television personality. She is 5′11″.
Gigi’s father, Mohamed Hadid, was born in Nazareth, a largely Arab city in Israel, and is an Arab Palestinian; he is also a Jordanian citizen. Gigi’s mother, television personality, model, and interior designer Yolanda Hadid (née Yolanda van den Herik), is Dutch, from Papendrecht. Her siblings are Bella Hadid and Anwar Hadid, who are both also models, with Bella also being an equestrian.
Gigi has a daughter with her former partner, British singer and songwriter Zayn Malik.
Gigi’s 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, Gigi’s sister Bella has stated, “He [their father] was always religious, and he always prayed with us. I am proud to be a Muslim.”
A DNA test whose results 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
Gigi’s paternal grandfather was named Anwar Mohamed Hadid.
Gigi’s paternal grandmother was named Kharia Daher. Gigi’s father has said that he is descended from Zahir al-Umar, an autonomous Arab ruler of northern Palestine in the mid-18th century.
Gigi’s maternal grandfather was named Gerard van den Herik.
Gigi’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.
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Hadid in 2014, photo by Prphotos.com
Source: Genealogy of Gigi Hadid – https://www.geni.com
Might be that some western DNA test are not calibrated with ethnic regions of non-western DNA such as the Middle East and North Africa (speaking about Arabs).
Check out: https://thenib.com/23andme-doesn-t-know-what-makes-a-palestinian?t=default