Kaia Gerber stuns in sandy swimwear for Malibu shoot and reveals the first line of her future novel

Kaia Gerber stuns in sandy swimwear for Malibu beach shoot… and reveals the first line from her future novel

Kaia Gerber stunned in sandy swimwear for a new high fashion spread captured by photographer Zoë Ghertner on a beach in her native Malibu.

Make-up artist Aaron de Mey brought out the 19-year-old DNA Model’s natural beauty for the cover of i-D Magazine‘s ‘Utopia in Dystopia’ issue.

Hairstylist James Pecis slicked back Kaia’s brunette bob into a chic wet look, and she wore all-black attire selected by stylist Alastair McKimm.  

In her natural element: Kaia Gerber stunned in sandy swimwear for a new high fashion spread captured by photographer Zoë Ghertner on a beach in her native Malibu

Bushy brows: Make-up artist Aaron de Mey brought out the 19-year-old DNA Model's natural beauty for the cover of i-D Magazine's 'Utopia in Dystopia' issue

Bushy brows: Make-up artist Aaron de Mey brought out the 19-year-old DNA Model’s natural beauty for the cover of i-D Magazine’s ‘Utopia in Dystopia’ issue

Rather than interview Gerber, editors opted to mine provocative questions and answers from her book club vlogs Instastoried between April and October of last year.

In it, the not-so-typical teenager revealed she wants to write a novel that ‘makes people cry when reading it’ to inspire empathy, and she’s even figured out the very first line.

‘My first line – and believe me I have thought a lot about this,’ Kaia told Ratched actor Brandon Flynn on September 4.

‘It would be “I forgive you.”‘  

Gelled: Hairstylist James Pecis slicked back Kaia's brunette bob into a chic wet look

Gelled: Hairstylist James Pecis slicked back Kaia’s brunette bob into a chic wet look

Beaded seaweed: Gerber wore all-black attire selected by stylist Alastair McKimm

Beaded seaweed: Gerber wore all-black attire selected by stylist Alastair McKimm

Digging for gold: Rather than interview the not-so-typical teenager, editors opted to mine provocative questions and answers from her book club vlogs Instastoried between April and October of last year

Digging for gold: Rather than interview the not-so-typical teenager, editors opted to mine provocative questions and answers from her book club vlogs Instastoried between April and October of last year

Future author: In it, Kaia revealed she wants to write a novel that 'makes people cry when reading it' to inspire empathy, and she's even figured out the very first line

Future author: In it, Kaia revealed she wants to write a novel that ‘makes people cry when reading it’ to inspire empathy, and she’s even figured out the very first line

On October 2, Gerber told Luster author Raven Leilani that she almost always gives someone she’s getting to know a book that has impacted her a lot.

‘And I always ask for a recommendation from them in return,’ the so-called girlfriend of Euphoria star Jacob Elordi noted.

‘I have found a language through literature that has helped shape some of my closest relationships.’

Kaia told The Immortalists author Chloe Benjamin on September 11 that what draws her to a book or person is if they have ‘something to teach me and emotions to evoke.’

She told Ratched actor Brandon Flynn on September 4: 'My first line – and believe me I have thought a lot about this...It would be "I forgive you"'

She told Ratched actor Brandon Flynn on September 4: ‘My first line – and believe me I have thought a lot about this…It would be “I forgive you”‘

Building intimacy: On October 2, Gerber told Luster author Raven Leilani that she almost always gives someone she's getting to know a book that has impacted her a lot

Building intimacy: On October 2, Gerber told Luster author Raven Leilani that she almost always gives someone she’s getting to know a book that has impacted her a lot

The so-called girlfriend of Euphoria star Jacob Elordi noted: 'And I always ask for a recommendation from them in return. I have found a language through literature that has helped shape some of my closest relationships'

The so-called girlfriend of Euphoria star Jacob Elordi noted: ‘And I always ask for a recommendation from them in return. I have found a language through literature that has helped shape some of my closest relationships’

Gerber fondly recalled how her supermodel mother Cindy Crawford would read her Shel Silverstein’s 1964 classic The Giving Tree as a child.

‘I still believe that book has one of the most important messages that I will carry with me through my whole life,’ the nepotistically-privileged socialite told Valley Girl actress Camila Morrone on August 14.

‘I would want my son/daughter to read Just Kids by Patti Smith because this is the book that sparked creativity and confidence within me as I was moving away from home for the first time.’

Kaia told The Immortalists author Chloe Benjamin on September 11 that what draws her to a book or person is if they have 'something to teach me and emotions to evoke'

Kaia told The Immortalists author Chloe Benjamin on September 11 that what draws her to a book or person is if they have ‘something to teach me and emotions to evoke’

'That book has one of the most important messages that I will carry with me through my whole life': Gerber fondly recalled how her supermodel mother Cindy Crawford (R) would read her Shel Silverstein's 1964 classic The Giving Tree as a child

‘That book has one of the most important messages that I will carry with me through my whole life’: Gerber fondly recalled how her supermodel mother Cindy Crawford (R) would read her Shel Silverstein’s 1964 classic The Giving Tree as a child

The nepotistically-privileged socialite told Valley Girl actress Camila Morrone on August 14: 'I would want my son/daughter to read Just Kids by Patti Smith because this is the book that sparked creativity and confidence within me'

The nepotistically-privileged socialite told Valley Girl actress Camila Morrone on August 14: ‘I would want my son/daughter to read Just Kids by Patti Smith because this is the book that sparked creativity and confidence within me’