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Bella Hadid says Chanel runway debut a 'dream come true'

By Marilyn Malara
Bella Hadid arrives on the red carpet at the Global Lyme Alliance Inaugural Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Oct. 8 in New York City. The model made her Chanel runway debut this week in Rome. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
1 of 5 | Bella Hadid arrives on the red carpet at the Global Lyme Alliance Inaugural Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Oct. 8 in New York City. The model made her Chanel runway debut this week in Rome. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

ROME, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Bella Hadid walked her first Chanel runway show during the Métiers d'Art 2015/2016 show in Rome Wednesday.

The upcoming model and 19-year-old sibling to supermodel Gigi Hadid thanked the designer label and her agency, IMG models, or allowing her to live her dreams after the show.

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"What a dream to walk my first @chanelofficial show in Rome today..thank you...for making my dreams come true," she wrote alongside a runway shot of herself strutting in a dark leather dress, lace leggings and oversized coat. "I am as happy as can be!"

Hadid follows in the footsteps of her award-winning sister Gigi, who walked for Chanel in the spring of this year.

@BellaHadid made her @CHANELofficial runway debut last night in Rome. #👸🏻 #IMGirls #MetiersdArt

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The most recent Métiers d'Art installment, debuting Chanel's 2015/2016 collection, also marked the debut of a short film starring Kristen Stewart. The 11-minute clip, Once and Forever, shows Stewart as a frustrated actress working to capture the essence of a young Coco Chanel.

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