{"id":2243810,"date":"2026-01-21T13:53:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2243810"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:53:19","slug":"kaia-gerber-says-mom-cindy-crawford-raised-her-without-shame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kaia-gerber-says-mom-cindy-crawford-raised-her-without-shame\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaia Gerber Says Mom Cindy Crawford Raised Her &#8220;Without Shame&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"body-dropcap css-1vn2egp emevuu60\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/beauty\/makeup\/a69700936\/kaia-gerber-nars-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/beauty\/makeup\/a69700936\/kaia-gerber-nars-interview\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Kaia Gerber\" data-node-id=\"0.0\" class=\"body-link css-zdij3o emevuu60\">Kaia Gerber<\/a> is making her way on the runway and on the screen, with upcoming projects such as the Ryan Murphy-led TV adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis\u2019s <em data-node-id=\"0.2\">The Shards<\/em>, and the film <em data-node-id=\"0.4\">Mother Mary<\/em>. It\u2019s not a surprising career path for the 24-year-old, who grew up with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/red-carpet-dresses\/a69226983\/cindy-crawford-kaia-gerber-lacma-gala-2025-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/red-carpet-dresses\/a69226983\/cindy-crawford-kaia-gerber-lacma-gala-2025-photos\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Cindy Crawford\" data-node-id=\"0.6\" class=\"body-link css-zdij3o emevuu60\">Cindy Crawford<\/a> as her mother.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">While Crawford is most known for her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a62187869\/kaia-gerber-recreates-cindy-crawford-90s-oscars-look-tiff-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a62187869\/kaia-gerber-recreates-cindy-crawford-90s-oscars-look-tiff-2024\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"legendary modeling career\" data-node-id=\"1.1\" class=\"body-link css-zdij3o emevuu60\">legendary modeling career<\/a>, she also dipped into acting, appearing in the 1995 action-thriller <em data-node-id=\"1.3\">Fair Game<\/em>, the 1998 drama <em data-node-id=\"1.5\">54<\/em>, and the 2001 comedy <em data-node-id=\"1.7\">The Simian Line<\/em>. Now, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/fashion\/trends\/a64657108\/mango-kaia-gerber\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/fashion\/trends\/a64657108\/mango-kaia-gerber\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"her only daughter\" data-node-id=\"1.9\" class=\"body-link css-zdij3o emevuu60\">her only daughter<\/a> is following in the same fashion-to-film arc.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-14\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"embed\">\n<div size=\"medium\" data-embed=\"body-image\" class=\"align-center size-medium embed css-y6m8k e1fodxfw4\">\n<div class=\"css-uwraif e1fodxfw3\"><\/p>\n<p><figcaption data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-figcaption\" class=\"css-1am3yn9 e1g9hcy40\"><span data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-creditor\" class=\"css-1famh0f e1geg53v2\">LUIS ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">In her new <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/culture\/film-tv\/a69938175\/kaia-gerber-interview-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/culture\/film-tv\/a69938175\/kaia-gerber-interview-2026\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Harper\u2019s Bazaar cover story\" data-node-id=\"3.1\" class=\"body-link css-zdij3o emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"3.1.0\">Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/em> cover story<\/a>, Gerber says that being surrounded by her mom\u2019s success had a positive effect on her\u2014even when signs of that success included seeing nude images of her mother lining the walls of her family home.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"embed\">\n<div size=\"medium\" data-embed=\"body-image\" class=\"align-center size-medium embed css-y6m8k e1fodxfw4\">\n<div class=\"css-uwraif e1fodxfw3\"><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"fashion portrait featuring a model in a stylish outfit\" title=\"fashion portrait featuring a model in a stylish outfit\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1875\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/hbz020126wellcoverstory-005-wm-696fc6db5fa2b.jpg?resize=640:* 640w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/hbz020126wellcoverstory-005-wm-696fc6db5fa2b.jpg?resize=768:* 980w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/hbz020126wellcoverstory-005-wm-696fc6db5fa2b.jpg?resize=980:* 1120w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/hbz020126wellcoverstory-005-wm-696fc6db5fa2b.jpg?resize=980:* 1400w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/hbz020126wellcoverstory-005-wm-696fc6db5fa2b.jpg?resize=980:* 1800w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/hbz020126wellcoverstory-005-wm-696fc6db5fa2b.jpg?resize=980:* 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/hbz020126wellcoverstory-005-wm-696fc6db5fa2b.jpg?resize=980:*\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p><figcaption data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-figcaption\" class=\"css-1am3yn9 e1g9hcy40\"><span data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-creditor\" class=\"css-1famh0f e1geg53v2\">LUIS ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cThey were, to me, artistic,\u201d Gerber says of the photos. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t vulgar; it wasn\u2019t objectification.\u201d In fact, Gerber says it was \u201ca gift to grow up in a house that was without shame for the female body.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"recirculation\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Gerber began seriously modeling when she was just 15, at which point she switched from attending public school to being homeschooled in order to accommodate her modeling schedule.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-18\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"embed\">\n<div size=\"medium\" data-embed=\"body-image\" class=\"align-center size-medium embed css-y6m8k e1fodxfw4\">\n<div class=\"css-uwraif e1fodxfw3\"><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"fashion editorial featuring a model in stylish attire\" title=\"fashion editorial featuring a model in stylish attire\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1875\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/hbz020126wellcoverstory-002-wm-696fc7c8caf9b.jpg?resize=640:* 640w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/hbz020126wellcoverstory-002-wm-696fc7c8caf9b.jpg?resize=768:* 980w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/hbz020126wellcoverstory-002-wm-696fc7c8caf9b.jpg?resize=980:* 1120w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/hbz020126wellcoverstory-002-wm-696fc7c8caf9b.jpg?resize=980:* 1400w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/hbz020126wellcoverstory-002-wm-696fc7c8caf9b.jpg?resize=980:* 1800w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/hbz020126wellcoverstory-002-wm-696fc7c8caf9b.jpg?resize=980:* 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/hbz020126wellcoverstory-002-wm-696fc7c8caf9b.jpg?resize=980:*\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p><figcaption data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-figcaption\" class=\"css-1am3yn9 e1g9hcy40\"><span data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-creditor\" class=\"css-1famh0f e1geg53v2\">LUIS ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">While it\u2019s undeniable that Crawford\u2019s influence, connections, and famous bone structure\u2014which she passed on to her daughter\u2014were all factors that helped Gerber enter and succeed in the modeling world, Gerber notes that she\u2019s long been independent, and her mom \u201cdoesn\u2019t give out advice unless you ask.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cBut if you ask, get ready, because she\u2019ll be very honest in ways that, sometimes, it\u2019s hard to hear,\u201d Gerber continues. \u201cShe\u2019s usually right, which is infuriating, but she\u2019s also very willing to let me make a mistake that she made 30 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"12.0\">Read the full cover story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/culture\/film-tv\/a69938175\/kaia-gerber-interview-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/culture\/film-tv\/a69938175\/kaia-gerber-interview-2026\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"here\" data-node-id=\"12.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-zdij3o emevuu60\">here<\/a>.<\/em>   <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-19\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"embed\">\n<div size=\"medium\" data-embed=\"body-image\" class=\"align-center size-medium embed css-y6m8k e1fodxfw4\">\n<div class=\"css-uwraif e1fodxfw3\"><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"fashion magazine cover featuring a model in a striking pose\" title=\"fashion magazine cover featuring a model in a striking pose\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1875\" 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