With the Hadid sisters, I was always a bigger fan of Gigi Hadid rather than Bella. Gigi has the lush ‘80s look that I enjoy, and I just think Gigi photographs beautifully. Like, out of all the Insta-models, Gigi is my favorite. But Bella is sort of growing on me. Bella has such a unique look, possibly the product of a bad nose job in her early years, possibly the product of Bella staking out a darker, more goth vibe than Gigi’s blonde-swimsuit-model look. I think this June cover editorial of Bella has just solidified it for me: I think Bella is an interesting model. She’s more interesting than Kendall Jenner and more “editorial” than Gigi. The cover shot actually gives me strong ‘80s supermodel vibes too. These Hadid girls are good with throwback vibes, aren’t they? Anyway, here are some highlights from Gigi’s interview:

On being the “typical” middle child of siblings Gigi and Anwar: “I am definitely the typical middle child. I love making sure everybody around me is happy, peaceful, and satisfied.”

On boyfriend Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd: “I love seeing him happy and passionate about his art. Being able to see how he works, and put both of our workplaces together, turned out to be really beautiful.”

Her secret to taking the perfect photograph: “My mom always taught me to think about something happy when I’m working, because it kind of shows through your face. I used to think about my horses, but now I think about other things.”

[From Elle]

“My mom always taught me to think about something happy when I’m working, because it kind of shows through your face.” Girl… if you’re thinking happy thoughts, it’s not working. Bella almost always has the same vacant expression in every photo. Don’t get me wrong, as I just said: she’s interesting, editorially, but people aren’t necessarily looking at her face, you know? Because she always looks glassy-eyed and bored. And I love “I used to think about my horses.” Such a rich-girl thing to say.

Bella recently scored her first Vogue cover – but it was Vogue Turkey. Still, the cover was somewhat decent, go here to see. Bella has also just arrived in the South of France. She’ll be working some of the Cannes red carpets, probably for one or more of her modeling contracts. I hope she delivers some good Cannes fashion!

Photos courtesy of Terry Tsiolis/Elle.