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\"Yay Nani! I love you. So happy for you baby,\" Natalia's mother, Vanessa Bryant, commented about the her daughter's recent deal.

Hadid congratulated Natalia in a social media post accompanied with a heart emoji.

The 18-year-old also expressed excitement on her own social media feed about her new partnership.

\"I am beyond thrilled and honored to be a part of the IMG family,\" Natalia said.

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PHOTO: Kobe Bryant, wife Vanessa Bryant and daughters Gianna Maria Onore Bryant, Natalia Diamante Bryant and Bianka Bella Bryant attend Kobe Bryant's jersey retirement ceremony during a game between at Staples Center on Dec. 18, 2017, in Los Angeles.
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IMG has also recently signed Vice President Kamala Harris' stepdaughter Ella Emhoff as well as poet Amanda Gorman.

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