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Hailey Bieber Through The Years: From Young Belieber To Justin’s Wife

Did you know she was a 12-year-old Belieber?

by Jake Viswanath
Hailey Baldwin in 2011.
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2008: 11 Years Old

Hailey, pictured here in 2008 with father Stephen, mother Kennya, and sister Alaia Baldwin, was reportedly named after Halley’s Comet — the actual space phenomenon, not the Billie Eilish song.

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2009: 12 Years Old

Hailey was introduced to her future husband Justin by her dad Stephen (pictured here) in 2009 while backstage at TODAY, when she was just a fan of the teenage popstar.

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2010: 13 Years Old

Hailey was homeschooled after the 8th grade in order to escape her peers’ scrutiny for having a famous family.

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2011: 14 Years Old

Hailey later reconnected with Justin in 2011, when her father took her to the premiere of the singer’s 2011 concert film Never Say Never.

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2012: 15 Years Old

Hailey started dabbling in the modeling world in 2012, as seen here when she walked in the Sherri Hill Spring 2013 fashion show.

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2013: 16 Years Old

Before Hailey set her sights on modeling, she trained in ballet and even played Clara in a stage production of The Nutcracker, as seen in a vintage video posted by Justin on Instagram.

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2014: 17 Years Old

Hailey made her professional modeling debut in an ad campaign for French Connection in 2014. She signed to a New York agency later that year.

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2015: 18 Years Old

Hailey’s burgeoning status as a model earned her an invitation to her first Met Gala in 2015.

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2016: 19 Years Old

Hailey’s gaggle of celebrity friends includes Kendall Jenner (pictured here), Cara Delevingne, and sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid.

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2017: 20 Years Old

When she’s not working as a model, Hailey is a host as well. The star co-hosted TBS’ rap battle series Drop the Mic alongside rapper Method Man for the show’s three seasons.

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2018: 21 Years Old

Hailey married her husband Justin in September 2018. But first, she sparked dating rumors with Shawn Mendes when they attended the 2018 Met Gala together in May 2018

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2019: 22 Years Old

Before Hailey and Justin got engaged and married in the span of two months, the two dated on-and-off, with a 2016 New Year’s Eve kiss confirming rumors. In September 2019, the couple married for a second time in a wedding that was documented as part of Bieber’s YouTube Original series.

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2020: 23 Years Old

Since marrying Justin, Hailey has been right by his side celebrating his career milestones, including the 2020 (pre-COVID 19) premiere of his YouTube docuseries Justin Bieber: Seasons.

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2021: 24 Years Old

After a year of cancelled events, the Biebers finally made their Met Gala debut as a couple in 2021 — with fans analyzing their every move at the event.