Bella Hadid stepped into Cannes with her family for rare appearances, turning heads with outfits that drew attention against new 2025 festival nudity rules—while her family’s public run continues under the shadow of Lyme disease.
Bella Hadid hit the Cannes Film Festival like it was a runway meant just for her. This year, she didn’t just dress for attention—she brought her family along, and the timing made the looks land harder.
On May 18. the 29-year-old model—known for a guest star role in “Yellowstone”—started the day at the Hôtel Martinez wearing a frilly. sheer. long-sleeve blouse with an almost-nude look. The piece was acquired from Australian vintage reseller Preluvd, according to Vogue. The look stood out in a festival environment that has changed: new dress code rules introduced in 2025 prohibit nudity on the carpet or in any area of the festival.
Later the same day. Bella continued her family-forward schedule at Swiss watchmaker Chopard’s annual gala with her mother. Yolanda Hadid. Bella’s stylist pulled from the Elie Saab archives. per InStyle. choosing a gold fall/winter 2004 gown with a deep neckline and a sheer skirt. Yolanda, meanwhile, wore a floor-length collared red dress with long sleeves.
It was also a reminder of how rarely Yolanda appears in public like this. A “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alumna. she left Bravo in 2016 and has largely kept a lower profile in recent years. Those years have been shaped by health as much as by celebrity: Yolanda traded Southern California for southeast Pennsylvania and has spent the past few years working on a 32-acre farm in Bucks County while she navigates symptoms of Lyme disease.
The illness is part of the family’s shared public story. All three Hadids—Yolanda. Bella. and youngest sibling Anwar—have been diagnosed with Lyme. which is caused by bacteria spread to humans through bites from infected ticks. Usually. infected ticks must be attached to a person for more than 24 hours to transmit the infection. according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The family presence wasn’t limited to May 18. On May 17. Yolanda stepped out arm-in-arm with her daughter at the screening for the French film “Garance.” Bella came dressed in a white satin strapless Prada column gown with a matching shawl. and Anwar—25-year-old model and musician—appeared at her side in a dark tuxedo and white dress shirt.
The sequence of outfits and appearances—from the Hôtel Martinez look on May 18 to the Chopard gala and then the “Garance” screening the day before—places the family in the center of Cannes’ attention during a year when the festival’s 2025 nudity rules tighten the lens. For the Hadids. the trip reads as both a display of style and a visible continuation of a private battle they’ve said runs through their family.
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