United Kingdom, Sept. 14 -- Kendall Jenner felt "intimidated" by Gigi Hadid before they became friends.

The pair both grew up in California and went to different schools but they got to know each other through mutual friends and Gigi's youngster sister Bella Hadid - and Kendall admits she had "acne and braces" at the time and was initially overawed by Gigi's good looks.

In a joint interview, Kendall told Vogue magazine: "I remember I was intimidated by you. I was like: 'She's so gorgeous'. And I remember you posted this photo with your long blond mane. I think it was a black-and-white photo ...

"It went viral on Tumblr ... I had acne and braces and I remember seeing this photo and being like: 'What the f***?'"

However, Gigi, 30, insis...