She learned to be independent and responsible after her father passed away when she was 7 years old. At the age of 13, she worked as a dishwasher at a local Chinese restaurant and by 16, she was discovered by modeling agent, Eileen Ford. She then left Holland and pursued an international modeling career, which took her to different parts of the world including Paris, Milan, Hamburg, Sydney, Tokyo, and New York. In 1994, she married Mohamed Hadid and had three children. Six years later, she became a single mom who managed an interior design business from home. In 2011, she married 16-time Grammy Award winner, David Foster. Four years later, the couple decided to call it quits. Edit Delete