Bella Hadid is thirty and thriving on the water. The supermodel, who celebrated her birthday on October 9, shared a slew of snaps from her lakeside getaway with friends at an undisclosed location.
Several of photos featured an especially alluring red bikini, fittingly emblazoned with the word “BELLA” on the thong bottom and “30” on the top. As W magazine notes, she also sported a striped rosy apron dress and suede cowboy boots that channel her lifelong love of horseback riding.
“Hi my name is bella and I’m 30,” Hadid captioned the post. Victoria’s Secret—Hadid will walk at the lingerie giant’s namesake fashion show later this month—cutely responded, “Hiiii Bella.” Her father, Mohamed Hadid, also left a sweet but concise comment: “Happiest year in your life. Hope for you love and smiles.”
In an earlier, more pensive birthday post, Hadid wrote, “This is 30. Thank you to all who made me feel so loved, sent well wishes, thoughts, flowers, notes. It all means so much to me. I am in gratitude to God, my loved ones, my loyal and amazing supporters who have stood by me, and everyone who sent me blessings for another year around the sun.”
The earlier post’s accompanying images, which were treated to look like Polaroids, featured Hadid posing in a forest, surrounded by trees and the occasional woodland flower.
While Hadid isn’t as active in the modeling industry as she was in her early to mid-twenties, she’s still staying busy as the face of Alo’s recent Los Angeles-set campaign, captured by famed photography duo Mert & Marcus.
This Hadid will walk alongside Alex Consani, Paloma Elsesser, Abby Champion, and several other yet-confirmed models in the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. For the first time since 2007, the runway event is being held in LA—Hadid’s hometown—where Megan Thee Stallion, Megan Moroney, Tate McRae, and Katseye are slated to perform. The free YouTube livestream kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 18.