They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder... but sometimes it’s in their DNA. From Ella Yam to the Hadid sisters, here are the models who followed mum onto the runway
As the old adage goes, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and if you've ever wondered whether good genes run in the family, you have to look no further than models and their offspring for definitive proof. Every decade had its top girls: Twiggy in the ’60s; the ’70s had a whole crop like Jerry Hall, Beverly Johnson, Iman and Lauren Hutton, to name a few; and the ’80s and ’90s, were a time when fashion and pop culture collided to propel names such as Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, and Kate Moss to stratospheric fame.
In the time since, the supers have also become mothers, and it should come as no surprise that their genetically blessed children have also taken their turn on the runway. In honour of Mother's Day, we take a look at the striking progeny that have follow their mother's footsteps on the catwalk.
1. Qi Qi and Ella Yam
Ella Yam, daughter of Asia’s original supermodel QiQi and Hong Kong veteran actor Simon Yam, is a promising young star of the modelling world. Since her teenage years, The 18-year-old Ella, who stands at 1.8m, has been working part-time as a model and featured on various covers of Asian fashion magazines since her younger teenage years. And the mother-daughter duo has been seen having fun at fashion shows together. For example, in 2022 at the Dior show in Shanghai and Ralph Lauren show in Los Angeles.