Kaia Gerber knows who to thank for her good genes!

The young model paid tribute to her supermodel mom with this cute sweatshirt emblazoned with an old modeling shot of Cindy Crawford back in the day. The teen wore the gear to Nobu Thursday night where she had dinner with her parents before saying goodbye to head off to meet up with friends (going out on a school night?!).

The 15-year-old is ABOUT to turn the ripe old age of 16 at which time she'll be fully legal to get behind the wheel by herself. Watch out, Malibu!

Kaia and her model brother Presley have already caused quite a stir in the upscale seaside town with their amazing looks and burgeoning modeling careers -- but they're not the only young models out of the 'Bu ... Gigi and Bella Hadid grew up just down the street from the Gerber-Crawfords and of course we all know how successful their careers are. Malibu's a hotbed of models, apparently!