Does a 9 month gap in my CV hurt applications?

During my gap year, for 9 months I travelled and spent time with my friends. I am worried this will hurt my chances for recruiting. What do you think? Should I add a point in my CV explaining this? The rest of the CV should be good, I have done consulting, IB at a BB and PE.

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