At the Met Gala last night, Gigi Hadid explained to livestream cohost Keke Palmer that she's hoping to be a role model, as well as a runway model.

A newly red-haired Hadid talked with Palmer about how she hopes that someday, her daughter, Khai Hadid Malik, will be inspired by her appearance at the event. "She's one next week, and I feel like I've been on mama duty. I've been at the farm with her every day in my sweatpants and our matching messy buns. I feel like tonight I'm showing her what it means to dress up and own it and have balance," she said.

"I think finding that in your life is when you really feel like you've stepped into womanhood," Hadid added.

Gigi Hadid wears a Prada gown at the 2021 Met Gala on September 13, 2021.

In the year since becoming a mom, Hadid has indeed been setting an example of work-life balance. Just months after giving birth to baby Khai last September, she returned to the runway to walk for Versace's fall-winter 2021 show. And she's been back in full force for New York Fashion Week, having appeared on the Moschino runway last week in two of the designer's iconic cartoon-print pieces, as well as in the Proenza Schouler show in a loose-fitting maxi dress. She also showed up to the launch party celebrating her sister Bella Hadid's partnership with wellness beverage brand Kin Euphorics.

In addition to her modeling engagements and extravagant fashion outings, Hadid has been playing the role of proud mom and content homebody. She even shared a sweet August photo dump on Instagram featuring snapshots of her cozy life on the farm of her family's Pennsylvania estate.

Hadid has been transparent about her adoration for her daughter. In the caption for another photo dump from May, she wrote, "The rumors are true: my best friend, purpose, muse, greatest pride & joy! I feel so lucky and inspired bein your mama, my Khai !! An old soul full of sunshine, you light up everyone's days!"

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