Yolanda Hadid

Yolanda Hadid

Hadid in May 2013
Born Yolanda van den Herik
(1964-01-11) 11 January 1964
Papendrecht, Netherlands
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S. (former)
New York City, New York, U.S. (current)[1]
Nationality Dutch, American
Other names Yolanda Foster
Occupation Television personality, model
Known for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Spouse(s) Mohamed Hadid (m. 1994; div. 2000)
David Foster (m. 2011; div. 2017)
Children Gigi Hadid
Bella Hadid
Anwar Hadid
Website Archived website

Yolanda Hadid (/həˈdiːd/) (née van den Herik; born 11 January 1964)[2] is a Dutch American television personality and former model. She is best known as a star of the American reality-television show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Early life

Yolanda van den Herik was born on 11 January 1964, and grew up in Papendrecht, Netherlands, with her parents and brother, Leo.[3] When she was seven years old, her father died in a car accident, leaving her mother to raise the two children.[2]

Career

Dutch designer Frans Molenaar asked van den Herik to replace one of his models at a show, where she was discovered by Eileen Ford and signed a contract with Ford Models. Afterward, van den Herik modeled in Paris, Milan, Sydney, Cape Town, Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles and Hamburg.[2] She modeled for 15 years before wanting to settle down and start a family. In 1994, van den Herik moved to Los Angeles to start her family after meeting and marrying Mohamed Hadid.[4]

Her memoir Believe Me: My Battle with the Invisible Disability of Lyme Disease, is scheduled to be published in 2017.[5]

Personal life

Two of Yolanda's daughters, Bella and Gigi

Van den Herik's first marriage was to Mohamed Hadid, a real estate developer, from 1994 until 2000.[6] The couple have three children together, Jelena "Gigi"[2] (born 23 April 1995), Isabella (Bella) (born 9 October 1996),[2] and Anwar (born 22 June 1999).[2]

Van den Herik married musician, composer and producer David Foster in Beverly Hills, California on 11 November 2011, after becoming engaged on Christmas Eve, 2010.[7]

In 2012, Foster was diagnosed with Lyme disease, as she has stated multiple times on several episodes of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. In December 2012, she reported that she was having a port implanted in her arm to help treat her chronic Lyme disease. In April 2013, she had the port removed.[8] In January 2015, she revealed that, as a consequence of the illness, she had "lost the ability to read, write, or even watch TV".[9]

On 1 December 2015, Foster announced she and David Foster planned to divorce.[10] After filing for divorce, Foster changed her surname back to Hadid to match that of her children.[6] The divorce was finalized on May 2017.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Halberg, Morgan (26 May 2017). "All the Hadids Moved to New York; Justin Theroux Has a Neighbor Problem". Observer. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "About me – Yolanda". Yolanda.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Borgdorff, Suzanne (9 October 2015). "Bloedmooie Gigi Hadid trots op Nederlandse roots / Gorgeous Gigi Hadid's proud Dutch roots". Algemeen Dagblad / General Newspaper (in Dutch). Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016. ...haar Nederlandse Hollywoodmoeder Yolanda Foster-van den Herik. / her Dutch Hollywood mother Yolanda Foster van den Herik.
  4. ↑ "Yolanda H. Foster". Bravo. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Willis, Jackie (June 8, 2016). "Yolanda Hadid Pens Book About Her Battle With Lyme Disease". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  6. 1 2 Corriston, Michele (17 February 2016). "Yolanda Drops 'Foster' as Divorce Proceeds, Takes Ex-Husband's Name Again". People. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Leach, Robin (16 November 2011). "David Foster weds model Yolanda Hadid in fourth walk down the aisle". Las Vegas Sun. Las Vegas, Nevada. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Johnson, Zach (22 April 2013). "Yolanda Foster Recovering From Surgery Related to Lyme Disease". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  9. ↑ Rice, Lynette (19 January 2015). "Real Housewives's Yolanda Foster: I've Lost the Ability to Read and Write". People. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  10. ↑ McNeil, Liz (1 December 2015). "Yolanda Foster and David Foster Divorcing". People. United States. Time Inc. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  11. ↑ Radar Staff (24 May 2017). "It's Official! Yolanda Hadid & David Foster Divorce Finalized". Radar Online. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
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