Does Bella Hadid really need any introduction? Last year was a banner year for the young American top model who is now also the new female face of luxury Swiss watch brand TAG Heuer.
Voted “Model of the Year” in December 2016, this fashion icon had the fastest growing fan base of followers on social media last year. A rising star in the world of fashion, she is handling the demands of her extraordinary lifestyle and stratospheric fame with poise and maturity. She knows exactly what she wants, what she likes, and what she wants to achieve.
At the tender age of 20, beautiful Bella has chosen to work with TAG Heuer; this isn’t just an opportunity for the luxury Swiss watch brand to welcome a fresh, young face, but also for the model to collaborate on projects which relate directly to one of her favorite hobbies: photography.
With 10 million followers on social media, she has learnt how to express herself through images—sometimes light and subtle, sometimes profound and mysterious, but always with a clear artistic sense that is deeply personal. She speaks the language of the millennials, the generation with whom the Swiss watch brand is currently reconnecting with, driven by its CEO Jean-Claude Biver, also chairman of the Watch Division of LVMH Group.
At the event, Biver says, “I am delighted to welcome Bella into the family of TAG Heuer ambassadors. Having Bella on the team enables me to reconnect TAG Heuer with the millennials and young generations, and also with the brand’s avant-garde spirit, the spirit which drives us to do things differently, to innovate and to dare. The TAG Heuer family has a real team spirit. We need someone like Bella to help us capture the bold and confident spirit of young people today. Thank you for joining us, Bella, welcome to the team!”
American photographer Cass Bird, who shot TAG Heuer’s ad campaign with Bella, adds: “Bella is one of my all-time favorite women! Beautiful and completely present; one of my dream subjects and a total muse for me. She makes everyone feel welcome on set. Hands down one of the best in the industry! “
The venue for the event—Equinox Bond Street, the trendsetting fitness club used during New York Fashion Week—was also a fine choice: the pretty blue-eyed brunette confidently showed off her perfect body, right at home in the gym! TAG Heuer’s #DontCrackUnderPressure tagline fits her perfectly.
