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“People think I got all this surgery or did this or that. And you know what? We can do a scan of my face, darling. I’m scared of putting fillers into my lips. I wouldn’t want to mess up my face.”1

That was Bella Hadid’s response to her haters in a 2018 interview, when she was 21 years old. Even back then, she was plagued by plastic surgery rumours—and battled non-stop negative comments from her millions of Instagram followers. (“Blessings to you sweetheart. Jealousy is a cry for help that I wish I could help you with,” is how she responded to one accusation.)

But in 2022, she finally came clean. In an interview with Vogue, she revealed that she had a nose job when she was only 14. “I wish I had kept the nose of my ancestors. I think I would have grown into it.”2

However, the 27-year-old has denied getting surgery anywhere else, and insists that she’s never even had fillers. (Nor does she get Botox, according to her mother, Real Housewives star Yolanda Hadid. “None of my children have never done fillers or Botox or put anything foreign in their bodies,” she wrote on Instagram. “They know better after seeing what I went through [removing my breast implants].”)

Instead, Bella credits her changing looks to... wait for it... face tape

So, do you believe her? Let’s take a closer look at her beauty transformation over the years, from 2010 until now.

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From The Skincare Edit Archives

Bella Before Fame: 2010-2013

Bella Hadid Grand Slam for Children Benefit Concert 2010

In the 2013 Malibu High School Yearbook

For her high school yearbook photo, which was leaked on TikTok, she looked a lot more polished and grown-up than most teenagers. But I doubt anyone would have guessed that she’d blossom into the “most beautiful woman in the world,” according to facial mapping techniques.4 While her lips seem quite plump here, she didn’t have the sculpted cheeks and feline eyes that she has now.

Modelling Debut: 2014-2016

Bella Hadid Kids' Choice Awards 2014
Bella Hadid OnePiece store opening 2014
Bella Hadid CFDA Fashion Awards 2015

From Catwalk to Red Carpet: 2016-2018

Bella Hadid GQ Men of the Year Awards 2016
Bella Hadid Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2017
Bella Hadid Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Viewing Party 2017
Bella Hadid Being Serena New York City premiere 2018

Extreme Makeover: 2019-2024

Bella Hadid VMAs 2019
Bella Hadid Art of Elysium Heaven Gala 2020
Bella Hadid Annette Cannes premiere 2021
Bella Hadid The Innocent Cannes premiere 2022
Bella Hadid The Apprentice Cannes premiere 2024

Bella Hadid Before and After

Bella Hadid before and after

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