Yolanda Hadid was born 56 years ago, today.
And her famous daughter Gigi Hadid made sure to post a birthday tribute to the family’s matriarch on Instagram Saturday morning.
The 24-year-old model gushed about how ‘honored and lucky’ she was to ‘grow up learning from a woman’ like her mother Yolanda.
To celebrate, Gigi shared several throwbacks of the Dutch stunner in her younger years.
Happy Birthday: Gigi Hadid wished her mother Yolanda a happy birthday on Instagram Saturday morning
Model mom: The now 56-year-old is seen here with a young Gigi during her modeling days
‘Wishing the Happiest Birthday and a year full of light, good health, and adventure to my golden mamma (& matriarch to all our animal babies)’ posted Gigi.
She shared a number of snapshots of Yolanda tending to the family’s number of horses.
‘You surprise and inspire me more each year with all that you are capable of. Thank you for life and for its greatest gifts’ she continued.
Baby Gigi: Yolanda holds onto a pint-sized Gigi while on a family vacation
Hadid, who closely resembles her former model mama, also took to her Instagram story to share ever more photos of Yolanda with her nearly 52million followers.
The pictures included a side-by-side comparison of Gigi and Yolanda, along with a slew of the 56-year-old’s early modeling work.
‘WE LOVE YOU BEYOND WORDS!’ concluded Hadid.
Yolanda posted a birthday message to herself, as well.
The post included a picture of the model mom rocking a swim top and bikini bottoms as she sat on a sandy beach.
Mommy and me: A bikini-clad Yolanda posed with a baby Gigi in the 90s
Twinning: The 56-year-old and her eldest child, Gigi, share a striking resemblance to one another
‘Reflecting on this past year is bitter sweet. As much as I’m grateful for the blessings that have come my way, the heartache of loosing my mam is beyond anything I’ve felt before…. Today is one of those days I wish I was still a little girl and could climb in her lap and cry until the hurt goes away…’
Yolanda lost her mother, Ans van den Herik, in August of 2019, after losing her battle with cancer at the age of 78.
‘But I can’t, it’s now time to really grow up and be a big girl and except that her goodness, her caring and her wisdom will live on like a legacy of love within me.’
She honored her late mother in the post and labeled Ans as her ‘guardian angel.’
Modeling work: The Hadid matriarch would go on to model for 15-years under Ford Models
Last day of 55: On Friday, Yolanda shared these snapshots of her toned body to Instagram to celebrate her last day of 55
She then went on to thank her three children, Gigi, Bella, and Anwar, for tending to her emotional needs.
‘I cherish you and the small village that surrounds me today and everyday.’
Yolanda concluded her retrospective post by expressing optimism for the New Year and expressing that she is ‘finally back on [her] feet and ready to thrive in business.’
She even hinted at working on writing a new book as a highly anticipated follow up to her first novel, Believe Me: My Battle with the Invisible Disability of Lyme Disease, published in 2017.
Animal lover: Gigi shared photos of Yolanda tending to the family’s many horses
Happy: A young Yolanda enjoying a laugh
Yolanda began her modeling career in the early 80s, when she was discovered by Ford Models executive Eileen Ford and signed to the renown agency.
She would go on to model in Paris, Milan, Los Angeles, New York, and more places across the globe.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star would retire from the modeling business after meeting and marrying successful real estate developer, Mohamed Hadid in 1994.
The couple would eventually divorce in 2000, after giving birth to Gigi, Bella, and son Anwar.
Mini horse: The family own an adorable mini horse
Yolanda would reemerge into the spotlight after being cast in the popular Brave reality series, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in 2010.
She would later go on to host her own model search reality show titled Making a Model with Yolanda Hadid on the Lifetime channel.
On Friday the Dutch beauty posted a hoard of bikini-clad shots to her Instagram page in anticipation of her birthday.
‘Celebrating the last day of my 55th year on this planet….. My bestie loves her new iPhone camera and i love the “portrait” setting……….’ she wrote in the caption of her pre-birthday post.
side-by-side: Gigi shared this fan edit of a side-by-side of herself and Yolanda
The post was tagged: ‘#CelebrationOfLife’ and ‘#FreeAtLast.’
Hadid also recently revealed that her Lyme disease has gone into remission.
In November she told People: ‘I feel better than ever. I’m in remission. I had a really bad year last year but I found a new frequency healing device and it’s been amazing for me.
‘It took away 90 percent of my symptoms. It helped with my joint pain, the exhaustion, the brain fog, all the symptoms that come with Lyme disease.’
Yolanda has been a longtime advocate for those suffering from Lyme, dedicated to promoting awareness and supporting new research.
Christmas together: Daughter Bella shared this snapshot of the whole family spending Christmas day with Yolanda