The Real Names of These Famous Hollywood Celebrities

Jelena Hadid adopted her nickname ‘Gigi’ in elementary school to avoid confusion with a classmate named Helena, a suggestion from her mother that echoed a familial term of endearment.

Today, ‘Gigi’ is not just a childhood nickname but the identity of one of the globe’s most recognized supermodels, a name far removed from her birth certificate yet intimately hers.