Model moms! From the runway to the playroom, many well-known supermodels have learned to balance their careers with raising little ones at home.
Gigi Hadid became a mom in September 2020 when she and then-partner Zayn Malik welcomed their daughter, Khai. (Hadid and the former One Direction crooner dated on and off beginning in 2015 before they split for good in October 2021.)
“She watches everything, she’s always learning, she’s always looking. She’s just awesome,” Hadid, who’s been modeling since she was a toddler, told InStyle in February 2022. “It’s wild. A lot of my mom friends feel like that, and we’re nearing the first couple years [with our kids]. You’re obsessed with them, but sometimes you turn and you’re like, ‘Oh, my God. Where did you come from?’ … [My friends and I] only talk about babies and sleeping and what bottles don’t leak. One of them was like, ‘Hey, do you ever want to get dinner without the kids?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, girl. Let’s go.’”
The Next in Fashion cohost is already an “amazing mom” to Khai, according to Netflix cohost Tan France.
“I’ve gotten so many tips from her [for my son Ismail],” the Queer Eye personality told Us in May 2022, referring to his bundle of joy who was born the previous August. “She was a mom before I was a parent, like, seven months before [my son was born]. And so, she was the first person that sent me a care package of all the things that my baby might need. It was so sweet.”
Ashley Graham, for her part, is a proud mother of three. The Nebraska native shares son Isaac, born in January 2020, and twin sons Malachi and Roman, born in January 2022, with husband Justin Ervin.
“I always heard that [with] No. 2 you’re a lot more tired, you show faster,” Graham told Entertainment Tonight in August 2021 amid her second pregnancy. “It’s happening. I popped really fast. I’m exhausted. I’m running after a toddler. So yes, all the stereotypical things.”
She continued: “I feel like I did so much preparation when it came to Isaac, almost to the degree that maybe I over prepared. I’m just making sure that I have the supplies that I need, which is basically nothing. Like, I just look at my boobs and go, ‘OK, check check. We got this. Just need some newborn diapers. Check, check.’”
Hadid and the “Pretty Big Deal” podcast host are far from the only model mamas. Tyra Banks welcomed son York — whom she shares with ex-boyfriend Erik Asla — via surrogate in January 2016.
“I’m trying to teach him [positive] messages because I’m his first role model when it comes to beauty and accepting different types of women, so we practice that a lot at home,” the Dancing With the Stars host exclusively told Us Weekly in March 2020 of her baby boy. “I’m already saying things to him.”
Banks added: “For instance, I go home and I take my wig off. The other day he was like, ‘Mommy, I like you and you look so pretty when you put your hair on.’ And I go, ‘How does Mommy look with her hair off?’ And he goes, ‘Um. I don’t know.’ I was like, ‘Really look at Mommy. Do you think that she only looks good with her hair on?’ And he was like, ‘Mommy, you look good with your hair on and with your hair off.’”
Scroll below to meet the top models’ little ones:
Model moms! From the runway to the playroom, many well-known supermodels have learned to balance their careers with raising little ones at home.
Gigi Hadid became a mom in September 2020 when she and then-partner Zayn Malik welcomed their daughter, Khai. (Hadid and the former One Direction crooner dated on and off beginning in 2015 before they split for good in October 2021.)
“She watches everything, she’s always learning, she’s always looking. She’s just awesome,” Hadid, who’s been modeling since she was a toddler, told InStyle in February 2022. “It’s wild. A lot of my mom friends feel like that, and we’re nearing the first couple years [with our kids]. You’re obsessed with them, but sometimes you turn and you’re like, ‘Oh, my God. Where did you come from?’ … [My friends and I] only talk about babies and sleeping and what bottles don’t leak. One of them was like, ‘Hey, do you ever want to get dinner without the kids?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, girl. Let’s go.’”
The Next in Fashion cohost is already an “amazing mom” to Khai, according to Netflix cohost Tan France.
“I’ve gotten so many tips from her [for my son Ismail],” the Queer Eye personality told Us in May 2022, referring to his bundle of joy who was born the previous August. “She was a mom before I was a parent, like, seven months before [my son was born]. And so, she was the first person that sent me a care package of all the things that my baby might need. It was so sweet.”
Ashley Graham, for her part, is a proud mother of three. The Nebraska native shares son Isaac, born in January 2020, and twin sons Malachi and Roman, born in January 2022, with husband Justin Ervin.
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“I always heard that [with] No. 2 you’re a lot more tired, you show faster,” Graham told Entertainment Tonight in August 2021 amid her second pregnancy. “It’s happening. I popped really fast. I’m exhausted. I’m running after a toddler. So yes, all the stereotypical things.”
She continued: “I feel like I did so much preparation when it came to Isaac, almost to the degree that maybe I over prepared. I’m just making sure that I have the supplies that I need, which is basically nothing. Like, I just look at my boobs and go, ‘OK, check check. We got this. Just need some newborn diapers. Check, check.’”
Hadid and the “Pretty Big Deal” podcast host are far from the only model mamas. Tyra Banks welcomed son York — whom she shares with ex-boyfriend Erik Asla — via surrogate in January 2016.
“I’m trying to teach him [positive] messages because I’m his first role model when it comes to beauty and accepting different types of women, so we practice that a lot at home,” the Dancing With the Stars host exclusively told Us Weekly in March 2020 of her baby boy. “I’m already saying things to him.”
Banks added: “For instance, I go home and I take my wig off. The other day he was like, ‘Mommy, I like you and you look so pretty when you put your hair on.’ And I go, ‘How does Mommy look with her hair off?’ And he goes, ‘Um. I don’t know.’ I was like, ‘Really look at Mommy. Do you think that she only looks good with her hair on?’ And he was like, ‘Mommy, you look good with your hair on and with your hair off.’”
Scroll below to meet the top models’ little ones:
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Chanel Iman
The Georgia native welcomed daughters Cali and Cassie in 2018 and 2019, respectively, with then-husband Sterling Shepard. The model and the New York Giants player called it quits in June 2021.
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Gisele Bundchen
The Brazil native shares son Benjamin and daughter Vivian with ex-husband Tom Brady, whom she split from in October 2022. . (Bündchen is also a stepmom figure to the NFL quarterback’s son Jack, whom he coparents with ex Bridget Moynahan.)
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Heidi Klum
The Germany native shares daughter Leni with ex Flavio Briatore and sons Henry, Johan and Lou with ex-husband Seal. The musician, who was married to Klum from 2005 to 2014, adopted Leni amid his romance with the Project Runway alum.
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Romee Strijd
Strijd and Laurens van Leeuwen welcomed daughter Mint in December 2020. They announced in May 2022 that they were expecting Baby No. 2. The model announced in November 2022 that their second child, daughter June, had arrived.
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Naomi Campbell
Campbell secretly welcomed her first child, a baby girl, in May 2021 at the age of 50.
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Ashley Graham
“My boys have been the greatest teachers and biggest reminders that I can do hard things. this has not been easy, but it’s so worth it. still can’t believe I have 3 children,” she wrote via Instagram in February 2022.
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Tyra Banks
“The best present we worked and prayed so hard for is finally here. He’s got my fingers and big eyes and his daddy Erik’s mouth and chin,” Banks announced her son’s arrival via Instagram in January 2016. “As we thank the angel of a woman that carried our miracle baby boy for us, we pray for everyone who struggles to reach this joyous milestone. York Banks Asla, welcome to the world.”
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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
The England native welcomed son Jack and daughter Isabella in 2017 and 2022, respectively, with partner Jason Statham.
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Karlie Kloss
The Missouri native shares son Levi with her husband, Joshua Kushner.
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Gigi Hadid
“A whole new kind of busy & tired 😅❤️ but she’s da bestie so she got Christmas decorations early 🥰🥰🎁,” Yolanda Hadid’s daughter gushed via Instagram in November 2020.
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Irina Shayk
The Russia native welcomed daughter Lea De Seine in April 2017 with her ex-boyfriend Bradley Cooper.
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Adriana Lima
Lima — who shares daughters Valentina and Sienna with ex-husband Marko Jarić — announced in February 2022 that she is expecting her third child, her first with boyfriend Andre Lemmers. The duo welcomed son Cyan in August 2022.
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Kate Upton
The model gave birth to daughter Genevieve in November 2018, whom she shares with husband Justin Verlander.
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Behati Prinsloo
Prinsloo and husband Adam Levine share daughters Dusty Rose and Gio Grace.
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Tess Holliday
The plus-size model and Nick Holliday are proud parents to sons Bowie and Rylee.
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Brooklyn Decker
“Every phase, everyone told me it gets better and better. And it’s been true,” the Grace and Frankie alum told Us in March 2021 of watching her son Hank and daughter Stevie — whom she shares with husband Andy Roddick — get older. “As a parent, you want to hold onto that but also see them grow. It’s so much fun.”
