Gigi Hadid believes there is "so much pressure on fashion".
Gigi Hadid
The 21-year-old model spoke out about her body shape and her catwalk in an emotive letter on Instagram in 2015, and the star has since reflected on her post and has admitted she is impressed by the support she received at the time because she believes there is a lot of stress on models.
Speaking about the reaction to her note and her view of the fashion industry to British Vogue magazine, which Gigi graces the cover of in the March issue, said: "The response was crazy. From Victoria's Secret Angels to my friends who are considered plus size, everyone texted me and said they appreciated me saying something.
"The world puts so much pressure on fashion, then judges models for succumbing to that pressure."
In the letter the catwalk icon previously addressed how she now feels "confident" in herself and represents a "body image", which she claimed wasn't "accepted" a few years ago.
The blonde beauty - who has modelled for luxury designers including Marc Jacobs, Chanel and Fendi - previously wrote: "No, I don't have the same body type as the other models in shows. No, I don't think I'm the best at any given show. Yes, I want to have a unique walk, but also know I have to improve.
"I'm a hard worker that's confident in myself, one that came at a time where the fashion industry was ready for a change. I'm just doing my job, I represent a body image that wasn't accepted in high-fashion before, and I'm very lucky to be supported by the designers, stylists and editors that I am: ones that know this is fashion, its art; it can never stay the same. It's 2015.
"Your mean comments don't make me want to change my body, they don't make me want to say no to the designers that ask me to be in their shows, and they definitely don't change the designers' opinions of me. If they want me in their show, I'm in it; if they don't, I'm not. That's just how is and how it will be. If you don't like it, don't follow me, don't watch me, cause I'm not going anywhere. If I didn't have the body I do, I wouldn't have the career I do. I love that I can be sexy. I'm proud of it."
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