• She denies any connection and calls her mention in the correspondence “concerning.”
• She responds to doubts about her success, emphasizing that it stems from hard work.

Gigi Hadid expressed frustration over her and sister Bella Hadid’s names appearing in correspondence linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, stressing that she had no relationship with him.

She told social media that seeing her name in those files was “concerning,” noting that she was only 20 or 21 when the email was written in 2015.

Her comments came after the release of emails by the U.S. Department of Justice, reviewed by a news report, which included a question from an unknown person to Epstein about how the sisters entered the fashion world and achieved significant earnings.

According to the correspondence, the unknown person implied their success might be due to family support, but Epstein denied this, saying it was the result of “following instructions.”

Responding to a user who criticized her previous silence, Gigi explained that she had refrained from commenting earlier to avoid diverting attention from Epstein’s victims.

She added: “It’s upsetting to read someone you’ve never met talk about you this way, especially in this context,” asserting firmly that she “had no connection to this person.”

She also noted that she grew up in a well-off environment, but her parents, Mohamed Hadid and Yolanda Hadid, made sure she learned the value of hard work.

She confirmed that since signing with a modeling agency in 2012, she “has worked hard for everything [she] has achieved.”

The controversy continues amid ongoing fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein case, in which dozens of women accused him of abuse between 2008 and 2019.

He was arrested in July 2019 on charges of trafficking minors and conspiracy, then died in his jail cell in August while awaiting trial.