Supermodel Gigi Hadid vows to donate her Fashion Week proceeds to Ukrainian refugees | People | Entertainment

Gigi Hadid has joined the list of celebrities, since Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher until Blake Lively y Ryan Reynoldswho are donating millions to help Ukrainian refugees amid Russian invasion.

With a long post on his Instagram account, the supermodel has announced that she will donate proceeds from her 2022 Fashion Week shows in Paris, Milan and New York to the victims of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

“Having a fixed calendar for fashion month has meant that my colleagues and I often present new collections during heartbreaking and traumatic moments in history. We don’t have control over most of our work schedules, but we’d like to walk ‘for’ something,” Gigi wrote.

Hadid mentioned the colleague Mica Argañaraz, Argentine model and artist, as the catalyst for this generous relief. Following in the footsteps of my friend @micarganaraz, I pledge to donate my proceeds from the Fall 2022 shows to help those suffering from the war in Ukraine, as well as continuing to support those experiencing the same in Palestine”, he wrote, also pledging to also support those who suffer in the midst of conflicts in Palestine, the country of origin of his father.

At the end of February, Mica Argañaraz announced that she would donate part of her earnings to Ukrainian aid organizations and urged other models to do the same. Bella Hadid, Gigi’s younger sister and also a model, praised Argañaraz and showed her support. Other models, like Kaia Gerber, followed her lead, though Gigi Hadid has been the first to donate all her earnings.

Fans and supporters were quick to flood the comments with support, saying her constant generosity and spirit are what make her. “beautiful inside and out”.

Hadid has yet to reveal which organizations will benefit from her contributionsthough your public support and donation will go a long way toward helping refugees and war victims.

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