Many of you dislike the nepotism-heavy “Insta-models” equally. Everyone from Cara Delevingne to the Hadid sisters to Kendall Jenner is in that category. But I’ve always had a strange affection for Gigi Hadid in particular, even though I’d never claim that she’s the best model. I think she’s really pretty and she’s got a great look, although she still has a lot to learn about modeling, right? Well, the Insta-models are swarming this fall’s magazine covers, and here’s Gigi on the cover of the October issue of Harper’s Bazaar. The cover shot (by Karl Lagerfeld) just proves to me that Gigi isn’t really good at modeling, although the rest of the shoot (not done by Lagerfeld) is a bit better. You can read Gigi’s profile here (it reads as a day-in-the-life piece) and here are some highlights:

Morning routine: “I live near the Smile, and I love their scrambled eggs, bacon, and toast. I drink orange juice and coffee always. At home I love scrambled eggs and toast; it’s just an easy go-to. My boyfriend, being British, got me into breakfast beans, so that’s what I’ve been eating lately. Then I’ll go to Twitter for news. It’s so easy—you just enter a keyword and it’s done.”

On how she stays fit: “I rode horses and played volleyball back home, so when I came to New York, it was really hard for me to just go to the gym. I need to have a sport and wake up and want to get better at something and boxing does that for me… My personal motto is “Eat clean to stay fit, have a burger to stay sane,” so if I’m in the mood, I’ll go to JG Melon in the West Village.”

She’s artsy: “I had my birthday parties at a Color Me Mine [pottery studio] in L.A. when I was a kid, so now on my days off in New York I’ll get coffee with some friends and go to Color Me Mine and sit there for, like, five hours and paint really detailed mugs or whatever. They’re good birthday presents or presents for yourself, and it’s really relaxing. I do a lot of art at home, like painting, drawing, sometimes working with clay. I build a lot of Lego sets. That’s art, I guess!

Dreams of acting: “If I were ever to play a character, I would want to be some sort of action hero. Not necessarily a superhero but something along those lines, like action-driven. Maybe the first female president!… Before I go to bed I like to watch Girls. I also loved Prison Break. I studied criminal psychology in school, so one day I hope I can use my studies to be on Law & Order: SVU.

On how she unwinds at the end of the day: “I love to sing Broadway show tunes at home, which makes me the worst neighbor but is a good stress reliever. I love “Popular” from Wicked. That’s the only one I’ll tell you because I know at some point, someone’s going to ask me to do this and that’s the only one I’m willing to do publicly. My boyfriend gets into it too.”

[From Harper’s Bazaar]

I understand what she means about looking at Twitter for news, but… that still makes me weep for journalism. I like to see what’s trending throughout the day too, but it’s not the same as having certain news sites that you visit every day. As for the rest of it… Gigi and Zayn sing show tunes together? Gigi wants to be an actress? Gigi is an artist? Okay. We’ll see.

“My boyfriend, being British, got me into breakfast beans.” I know that beans are part of “the English breakfast,” but how can people do that every morning? No joke, I would be farting all day.

Photos courtesy of Karl Lagerfeld & Bjorn Iooss.