It’s official: 2017 was the year of Bella Hadid. She starred as the face of Moschino, Max Mara, Fendi, Bulgari and Giuseppe Zanotti, to name a select few, and strutted her stuff at a handful of lucrative shows during fashion week. Now, as 2017 comes to an end, Bella edges out sister Gigi Hadid and fellow model Imaan Hammam as this year’s cover model of the year with over 28 international fashion magazine covers to her name. To celebrate, we take a look back at 12 of Bella’s major cover moments from the past 12 months.
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Bella Hadid Is 2017's Top Cover Model
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Teen Vogue Volume 1 by Daniel Jackson
To set things into high gear at the beginning of 2017, Bella Hadid took over the cover of Teen Vogue's first issue under the title's redesign. She flashes a joyful smile posing alongside a pal in the bathtub (as you do), shot by Daniel Jackson.
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CR Fashion Book Issue 10 by Mario Sorrenti
Carine Roitfeld selected Bella to pose for CR Fashion Book in February for a series of limited covers alongside the likes of sister Gigi and Karlie Kloss. Photographed by Mario Sorrenti, Bella held her own against long-time Carine favorite Lara Stone.
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Vogue China April 2017 by Collier Schorr
The then 20-year-old served good face on her first major Vogue cover of the year, looking rather angelic in Chanel for Vogue China.
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Porter Summer 2017 by Terry Richardson
Despite being photographed by the controversial Terry Richardson, Porter served up an undeniably spectacular cover for its Summer 2017 edition featuring a sun-kissed Bella shot at a tropical location.
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ELLE May 2017 by Terry Tsiolis
Midyear, Bella began her quest to dominate American newsstands on ELLE's May issue, appearing alongside Victoria's Secret Angels Jasmine Tookes and Elsa Hosk.
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Vogue Italia June 2017 by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Likely the most coveted cover in her portfolio this year, Bella was selected by Italian Vogue's newly installed editor-in-chief, Emanuele Farneti, for the publication's June edition. Shot by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Bella rides an exercise bike in the vintage-inspired cover photo wearing a fresh new bob, cut especially for the occasion.
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InStyle August 2017 by Kacper Kasprzyk
Nowadays, it's an achievement for any working model to score the cover of a mainstream American fashion title solo and Bella did just that for InStyle's August issue. Captured by Kacper Kasprzyk, she looks ravishing in red Fendi.
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Vogue China September 2017 by Patrick Demarchelier
Bella starred on five international Vogue covers in September — a monumental achievement for any model. Her first cover was a return appearance on Vogue China. Bella shot with legendary photographer Patrick Demarchelier alongside Chu Wong in the delightful image.
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Vogue Arabia September 2017 by Karl Lagerfeld
Vogue Arabia became the hottest magazine on the market in 2017 and who better than Bella to star on the September issue? Following in the footsteps of sister Gigi, Bella paid homage to her Palestinian roots for the two covers.
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Vogue Spain September 2017 by Patrick Demarchelier
There was no stopping Bella as she was unveiled as the September cover girl for yet another major international fashion title, gracing the front of Vogue Spain. Bella wore the coveted Prada headdress in the portrait lensed by Patrick Demarchelier.
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Vogue Australia September 2017 by Jackie Nickerson
We can't blame Vogue Australia for jumping on the Bella bandwagon. Bella posed alongside male model of the moment Jordan Barrett as photographer Jackie Nickerson captured the intimate moment.
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Vogue Brazil September 2017 by Gui Paganini
Making the cover of Vogue Brazil's September 2017 edition was a huge achievement and milestone for Bella and the industry: she became the only model ever to grace the cover of Vogue five times in one month (beating the likes of Linda Evangelista and Gisele Bündchen). Shot by Gui Paganini, Bella served up a trio of vintage-inspired covers for the issue.
