In a press release published on May 30, Gigi and Bella Hadid confirmed that they had a younger half-sister: Aydan Nix, a 23 -year -old designer based in New York. “More than 20 years ago, our father, although single, had a brief relationship that led to a pregnancy,” said the sisters by Daily mail. They also shared that they first connected to Nix after discovering a biological link through genetic tests.
“Aydan was born and grew up in Florida, growing up with the man whom she knew with love like her father until her sudden death when she was 19 years old. After her death, she decided to pass a genetic test out of curiosity, and that is how she discovered a biological link with us”, they continued.
“We first connected at the end of 2023, and from that moment, we kissed Aydan with open arms. She has spent time with all of us, including our father, and we darked this unexpected and magnificent addition to our family. ”
“As brothers and sisters, we had many open and magnetic conversations – with Aydan included – on how to support and protect it,” they said. “Aydan and his family appreciate their private life, and we fully respect this. We ask others to do the same and honor his wish and his right to her anonymity as she continues her life as a young woman in New York. “
Nix, however, shared a little on his life publicly. Here is what we know so far from her.
She graduated from the School of Design Parsons in May 2025.
On May 16, Nix obtained a BFA in integrated design of the School of Design Parsons in Manhattan. According to her Linkedin profileShe specializes in fine arts and studio and participated in a summer study program abroad in Parsons Paris. His creative work extends to the editorial style, the brand and the cultural narration.
His fashion experience includes style, exhibition room and vintage sales.
The Nix curriculum vitae reflects a large context in fashion and creative direction. She wrote that she had done an internship with photographers and stylists, helped with red carpet looks and editorial filming, and worked with a style. During her studies, she also held a job as a commissioned sales at Harley’s, a vintage boutique in New York.
On her LinkedIn page, she shared that “my work mixes the editorial style, the brand and the cultural narration through a multidisciplinary lens, shaped by a practical experience in fashion, the design of costumes and the visual media.”
She grew up in Florida and has only learned recently about her links with Hadids.
Nix was born and grew up in Orlando, Florida, and attended a school of local preparation where she was a student and cheerful, by Daily mail. According to the family’s declaration, she grew up “with the man she knew with love as her father until her passing suddenly at 19.”
It was after her death that she decided to pass a “outdated” genetic test, which finally revealed her link with the Hadids.
Gigi and Bella asked for intimacy on his behalf.
In their joint declaration, the Hadid sisters stressed that Nix and his family “appreciate their privacy” and asked that others “honor her wish and her right to her anonymity as she continues her life as a young woman in New York”.
For the moment, Mohamed Hadid has not spoken publicly of being Aydan’s father, however Daily mail And other points of sale report that he has maintained a private relationship with her and follows her on Instagram with Gigi and Bella.
Although the entry of Nix into the public’s eyes is recent, she seems to focus on the continuation of her career according to her own conditions. With her Instagram post From the day of graduation on May 21, she wrote: “WTF ………. Post grad …… ..”
