The rising model and daughter of supermodelCindy Crawfordis the newest covergirl forEllemagazine and was, of course, questioned about her thoughts on nepotism.
“I won’t deny the privilege that I have,” Gerber, 21, told the magazine of growing up as the daughter of a supermodel. “Even if it’s just the fact that I have a really great source of information and someone to give me great advice, that alone I feel very fortunate for.”
Gerber joked, though, that her mom has told her that if she could “call and book a Chanel campaign,” it would be for herself and not her child.
“But I also have met amazing people through my mom whom I now get to work with,” she concluded.
On a related note, Gerber speculated that nepotism is totally different when it comes to acting, because “no artist is going to sacrifice their vision for someone’s kid.” She added that nepotism is “prevalent” in the world but has the potential to be “even more” than what it already is."
The nepotism debate has been loudly discussed among Hollywood’s finest lately, especially followingNew York Magazine’s feature story from the end of last year. In the story, the magazine touches on several nepotism babies — successful children of already-famous people who had a leg up in becoming successful — in Hollywood.
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Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson in 2017.Kevin Winter/Getty
Other stars arequicker to brush off the topic, maintaining that hard work outweighs familial ties. “The nepotism thing, I mean … I don’t really care. I look at my kids and we’re a storytelling family. It’s definitely in our blood,“Kate Hudson— whose parents areGoldie Hawnand Bill Hudson — toldThe Independentin December. “People can call it whatever they want, but it’s not going to change it.”
“I don’t care where you come from or what your relationship to the business is — if you work hard and you kill it, it doesn’t matter,” she added.
M3GANstarAllison Williams— whose parents are Brian Williams and Jane Stoddard Williams — had a slightly gentlerapproach to the topic of nepotism, tellingWiredin December, “If you trust your own skill, I think it becomes very simple to acknowledge.”
source: people.com
