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Celebrity chef and "MasterChef" judge Gordon Ramsay, a certified pro, has officially declared supermodel Gigi Hadid "one of the most sophisticated foodies on the planet."

Ramsay first met Hadid on the set of his cooking competition series in 2016 when she competed against fellow model Devon Windsor. Hadid won the showdown with her beef burger.

"I always say, eat clean to stay fit, have a burger to stay sane," she said on the show, 

"I remember when she first came on 'MasterChef' and we had an amazing couple of days cooking together," Ramsay told Insider. "She has one of the most articulated palates on the planet."
He said that Hadid's time spent traveling and learning about other cultures has made her a "prolific chef."

"She uses that travel to her strength in a way that she educates her palate," he said. "The countries she visits - she gets incredibly involved with their cultures."

The model shares plenty of her own recipes on Instagram, and one that went viral earlier this year was her spicy vodka sauce.

"She did this pasta and she sent me the picture and said, 'Hey, Chef, what do you think?' And I was blown away by what she did," Ramsay said. Inspired by what Hadid made, the chef decided to make his own version as part of a charity-driven live event Saturday at noon EST.