Is there anyone in the Hadid family not blessed with beautiful genes?

It&#39;s hard to believe it&#39;s only been a few years since Gigi and Bella Hadid broke into the modeling world, with a rise that can only be described as meteoric. We already knew good genes run&nbsp;in the family thanks to model mom Yolanda, but apparently that applies to extended family across the pond as well. This morning, our friends over at InStyle stumbled across a closely-resembling cousin of Gigi and Bella who happens to be a model in Holland:&nbsp;Joann van den Herik, daughter of one of Yolanda&#39;s siblings (her maiden name is van den Herik). She&#39;s signed with International Model Management and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/12plusuk/">12+ UK Model Management</a>.

A quick scroll through Joann&#39;s Instagram account&mdash;already at over 30K followers&mdash;reveals that she&#39;s&nbsp;worth following, and not just for her familial relations. Joann frequently posts body-positive messages encouraging others to embrace their imperfections. She pens&nbsp;endearingly honest captions about waking up in a bad mood, and feeling down about herself, which is refreshing given today&#39;s beautiful filter-laden culture (anyone who follows her cousins might suspect might be tempted to think that they never have a bad day in their life).&nbsp;

One post reads: &quot;I have fatrolls, I have stretch marks. It&#39;s so easy to look in the mirror and feel disgusted by the things you don&#39;t like, but I don&#39;t want to do that anymore. I don&#39;t wanna hide my &#39;ugly&#39; side, I want to show it more often, because I&#39;ve accepted it. I love my body. Guys and girls, it doesn&#39;t matter if you don&#39;t have a sixpack, or a size zero. You&#39;re just as beautiful as everyone. Don&#39;t try to compare or compete with others, your body is a temple which you should care and love for. Don&#39;t let your mind bully your body. Nowadays, people make it feel like it&#39;s a shame to be fat and that if you&#39;re not a size 0, you shouldn&#39;t show your body. F* them!!! Show your body, love your body, embrace your body no matter what size you are. Your body loves YOU, so love it back.&quot;

We couldn&#39;t agree more. Check out Joann&#39;s page <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joannvdherik/">here</a>, and be sure to keep your eyes peeled for this beauty.&nbsp;

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Meet Jo Jo, Body Positive Model and Cousin of Gigi and Bella

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