Bella Hadid has been crowned Model of the Year at The Fashion Awards 2022 on Monday night (local time).
During the ceremony, staged at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the American model was named the winner of the prestigious prize, beating out the likes of Adut Akech, Lila Moss, Paloma Elsesser, and Quannah Chasinghorse.
Due to work commitments, Hadid, 26, was unable to attend the presentation, but stylist Carlos Nazario accepted the accolade from model and television presenter, Ashley Graham, on her behalf.
"Being the daughter of a refugee father from Palestine, and an immigrant mother from Holland, there's a sort of work ethic that runs in our blood," she said in a pre-recorded video, according to Women's Wear Daily.
"It's not to be the best. It's not to be better than others. It's just to be able to succeed because our ancestors have never had an opportunity like this in their lifetime. This is for the Palestinian children. This is for the Dutch children. This is for any child, immigrant or refugee."
Hadid's sister and fellow model Gigi, 27, was crowned Model of the Year in 2016.
Elsewhere, Valentino's Pierpaolo Piccioli was selected as Designer of the Year. Other names in the category included Demna for Balenciaga, Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson & LOEWE, Matthieu Blazy for Bottega Veneta as well as Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons for Prada.
"To me, fashion has a responsibility, I feel (I) have a voice and I want to use my voice even for who doesn't have a voice," Pierpaolo told Reuters on the red carpet.
The Fashion Awards 2022, presented by the British Fashion Council (BFC), were hosted by actress Jodie Turner-Smith.
The full list of winners is as follows:
- Designer of the Year: Pierpaolo Piccioli for Valentino
- BFC Foundation Award: S.S. DALEY
- Independent British Brand: Wales Bonner
- Special Recognition Award for Cultural Curation: Jefferson Hack
- Leaders of Change - Creativity: Alessandro Michele, Daniel Roseberry, Harris Reed, Ibrahim Kamara, Raf Simons
- Leaders of Change - Environment: Bethany Williams, Connor Ives, Gabriela Hearst, Marine Serre, Priya Ahluwalia
- Leaders of Change - People: Aurora James, Harry Lambert, Julie Pelipas, Sinéad Burke, Rafael Pavarotti
- Model of the Year Award: Bella Hadid
- Outstanding Achievement Award: Yvon Chouinard
- Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator: Katie Grand
- Fashion Award for Metaverse World and Gaming Experience: Burberry.
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