Who is the Nepo doll and why is everyone discussing them now: The 9 most overrated models of our time

Do you know what Lila Moss, Kaia Gerber, Lily-Rose Depp and Leni Klum have in common? And no, it’s not beauty, charm and success, it’s basically star parents whose existence we learned about. There is a separate term for this category of “children” – nepotism and its representatives are called nepo babies. If we translate the concept into Russian, we get the good old nepotism – that is, the granting of privileges to relatives and friends, regardless of their value.

In fact, nepo babies are much more than you think. For example, Dakota Johnson is the granddaughter of the legendary Tippi Hedren (50s Hollywood actress), the star of Euphoria Maud Apatow, the daughter of director Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann (by the way, as soon as this became known, many people think that Maud’s started discussing exactly how she got a role in the show) and let’s not forget that Emma Roberts is the niece of everyone’s favorite “Beautiful Woman” Julia Roberts. All of the above examples neatly imply that connections decide, and that has always been the case.

However, the all-encompassing scandal flared up just two weeks ago. This happened because of a new interview with Lily-Rose Depp, in which she says she achieved success not thanks to her famous parents, but thanks to her own business. “It’s strange to reduce a person’s success to just the idea that he was born into the right family. That makes no sense,” she said.

It didn’t take long for the answer to come. Model Vittoria Cerretti was one of the first to comment on the situation: “I came across an interview with the so-called nepo doll. Yes, I understand we all work hard for success but I would love to see you in my place, how would your first five years of modeling go? A little later, Cerretti’s words were supplemented by other self-made models.

However, it seems unlikely that the nepo baby age will end anytime soon. Well, what fashion brand wouldn’t want to shoot a conditional Virgo Kassel or the same Lily-Rose Depp for their campaign? Collaboration with such “kids” is, first of all, the exaggeration and the number of mentions of the brand in social networks. Today we decided to collect nine models that we would not have known if not for star parents.

Kendall Jenner

She’s been photographed for Vogue, iD, Dazed, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and other respected publications, she’s expected to appear in fashion shows, and brands dream of getting her for their ad campaigns. However, without the efforts of Momager Kris Jenner, we will never know whether Kendall Jenner would have become one of the highest paid models. Meanwhile, a few years ago Kendall found herself in almost the same situation as Lily-Rose Depp when she said in an interview with Love Magazine that she “never was one of those girls who went to 30 shows in a season.” “After these words, he was accused of arrogance and hypocrisy.

Bella and Gigi Hadid

Yes, yes, star sisters are nepo babies too. And all thanks to their mother, Yolanda Hadid, who was also a model in her youth. It was thanks to her that Gigi’s career began at the age of three. He helped the sisters along the journey – went to the shoot with them, introduced them to the right people and … forbade eating sweets.

Lily Rose Depp

The daughter of Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp became the face of the Chanel fashion house at the age of 16, and in 2017 she completely closed the show, arm in arm with Karl Lagerfeld. She now acts in movies, participates in advertising campaigns, and as we understand from the interview, she guarantees that she has achieved everything herself.

Kaia Gerber

His daughter, Cindy Crawford, has managed to gain a name and status in the fashion industry within a few years. She walks on the same level as Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner in the shows of top brands, shoots nude and even tries herself as an actress (we recommend watching the 10th season of American Horror Story, where she played the main role). But still the question remains open: can the star go without a mother?

Leni Klum

Heidi Klum’s daughter is only 18 years old and has already walked the Dolce & Gabbana runway, appeared on the covers of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, and appeared in an Intimissimi ad campaign with her mother. True, Leni is still seen as an overrated model in the industry. So we can only watch her progress and see if Heidi can come out of her shadow.

lilac moss

Kate Moss’ daughter, Lila, became the face of Marc Jacobs Beauty at the age of 16, and a few years ago she appeared on the cover of Vogue with her star mom. The model’s catwalk debut took place at the Miu Miu fashion show in 2020 when she was 18 years old. After her participation in the show, there was a flood of criticism and comments in the soul: “Can’t her mother at least teach her to dirty?”

virgin stew

This isn’t the first time that Deva Kassel has won the genetics lottery. The daughter of Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel is like two drops of water, like a star mother. She already participates in Dolce & Gabbana shows, shoots for Vogue and, as they say, does not shame her last name.

black delevingne

Cara Delevingne was born into an aristocratic English family close to the royal court. His sister Poppy was also a model and Kara followed her example. According to many in the industry, Delevingne’s stunning success in modeling is due to her family and connections.