Bella Hadid continued her yachting adventures on the French Riviera on Sunday with a high-speed jet ski ride alongside her close friend Fanny Bourdette-Donon. The 29-year-old supermodel, known for her equestrian skills, piloted the waverunner with ease as Bourdette-Donon held on tightly.
Bourdette-Donon, 40, serves as the director of global communications for Augustinus Bader, making her 11 years older than the IMG model. Despite the age gap, the pair were inseparable throughout the day, enjoying the Mediterranean waters while wearing black life vests for safety.
Hadid, who was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Malibu, sported large dark sunglasses and an orange-patterned halter one-piece swimsuit featuring a scallop ruffle-hemmed boy short. The Chopard brand ambassador kept her jewelry on and styled her highlighted blonde locks into a braided ponytail for her sun-soaked day in the South of France.
Later, the half-Dutch, half-Palestinian beauty, who has battled Lyme disease for 13 years, climbed up the inflatable steps of a FunAir-brand detached yacht waterslide. She looked delighted as she slid down the tall slide into the water, marking the 10th consecutive year of what she calls her 'favorite week.'
The waterslide is one of the many luxury amenities aboard the 'Seven Sins' superyacht, which rents for an eye-popping $348,500 per week. The 170.6-foot vessel, originally built in 2017 in Sanlorenzo, Italy, and refitted in 2024, can accommodate up to 11 guests in five cabins across three levels. A crew of 11 runs the yacht, which travels at up to 17 knots and features a glass-bottom pool, fully equipped gym, steam room, and jacuzzi.
Bourdette-Donon wore a red string bikini as she joined Hadid on the deck for a snack. The pair ate pints of what appeared to be unreleased ice cream from David Protein, rumored to contain 30 grams of protein and only two grams of sugar, totaling around 260 calories per pint.
Hadid, a Prada spokesmodel, began her morning in a sheer camisole and pants, revealing her lingerie beneath, while sipping tea and carrying a red journal emblazoned with a horseshoe symbol and 'Princess Peach.'
Bourdette-Donon shared glimpses of the trip on Instagram Stories, including breakfast on the shaded deck and a screening of a Robert Pattinson movie. Hadid was also joined in Saint-Tropez by her younger brother Anwar Hadid, 26, and her mother Yolanda Hadid, 62, who had accompanied her to the Chopard Miracle Gala on May 18 during the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
'My love, the way you love me, spoil me, protect me, care for me, and always show up with your beautiful heart means more to me than words can say,' Yolanda gushed on Instagram Saturday.
Later on Sunday, Hadid wore a black Massimo Dutti dress for a stroll in downtown Saint-Tropez with her brother, who she says makes her 'feel so loved and safe.' She beamed after tipping local musicians for entertaining passersby.
Hadid, who has been in France since May 15, keeps busy with her two-year-old alcohol-free fragrance company, Ôrəbella. On the personal front, the homeschooled millennial has been single since ending her three-year relationship with cowboy Adan Banuelos in January, despite buying a home together in Fort Worth, Texas. She previously dated art director Marc Kalman, singer The Weeknd, and Cha Cha Matcha founder Matthew Morton.
On October 6, Rizzoli New York will publish a $45 'visual memoir' titled Bella Hadid: Between Us. The coffee table-style book will feature never-before-seen photos from her middle-school years and prom night, as well as handwritten notes and text messages documenting her rise to global fame as a model.
