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Behati Prinsloo

Behati Prinsloo's photoIMAXTREE

Nationality:
Namibian
Birthday:
May 16, 1989
Born in:
Namibia, Africa
Lives now:
New York, NY
Agencies:
Marilyn Agency, Storm, Supreme
Known for:
My hair, my smile
Status:
Good girl
Dated:
Jamie Strachan
Friends with:
Coco Rocha, Hana Soukupova, Hilary Rhoda, Julia Dunstall, Magdalena Frackowiak, Rachel Alexander, Rosie Huntington, Suvi Koponen
Interests:
Basketball

Career

Tommy Hilfiger, 2007

May 16, 1989
Born in Namibia
2005
Spotted by Sarah Doukas, the Storm scout who discovered Kate Moss, while on holiday in Cape Town, South Africa
Sep 2005
Debuts at the spring Prada and Miu Miu shows in Milan and Paris, as an exclusive
Sep 2005
Appears in British Vogue editorial, photographed by Paolo Roversi
2005
Appears in Kurt Geiger fall ad campaign
Dec 2005
Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Miles Aldridge
Feb 2006
Walks the fall Alessandro Dell’Acqua, Fendi, Alexander McQueen, and Chanel shows in Milan and Paris
Mar 2006
Appears in British Vogue editorial, photographed by Mario Testino
2006
Style.com features Prinsloo as a rising star of fall 2006 Story »
2006
Becomes the face of Nina Ricci
2006
Models for H&M
Jul 2006
Walks the fall Anne Valerie Hash, Chanel, Elie Saab, and Jean Paul Gaultier couture shows in Paris
2006
Juergen Teller photographs Prinsloo for Marc by Marc Jacobs
Nov 6, 2006
Profiled in WWD as one of eight top newcomers
2007
Talks about the ups and downs of the modeling business and what she hopes to do in the future in a FashionTV interview Video »
2007
Renews contract with Marc by Marc Jacobs
2007
Appears in Hugo by Hugo Boss ad campaign
2007
Models for Neiman Marcus catalog
Feb 2007
Gives an interview backstage at Vera Wang to New York’s Jada Yuan Video »
Feb 2007
Henry Holland’s fall collection includes a shirt that reads “Fancy a Screw, Behati Prinsloo?”
2007
Appears in Tommy Hilfiger fall ad campaign, with good friend Coco Rocha
Sep 2007
Closes the spring Lacoste show in New York
Oct 2007
Walks the spring Akris, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Stella McCartney shows in Paris
2008
Appears in Gap and DKNY Jeans spring ad campaigns
2008
Replaces Natasha Poly as the face of Nine West
Feb 2008
Appears in Italian Vogue editorial alongside legendary ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov
Feb 2008
Walks the fall Carolina Herrera, Hervé Léger, Narciso Rodriguez, Zac Posen, MaxMara, and Chanel shows in New York, Milan, and Paris
Feb 28, 2008
Signs contract with Victoria's Secret Story »
Apr 2008
Appears in Harper's Bazaar editorial, photographed by Camilla Akrans
2008
Stars in The Virgin's "Rich Girls" music video Video »
2008
Models for Victoria's Secret catalog with Rachel Clark and Chanel Iman
Sep 2008
Appears in German Vogue editorial, photographed by Chad Pittman
Sep 2008
Opens the fall Yigal Azrouël show in New York

Quoted

“I never wanted to be a model.”

Fashion Television

“I feel like modeling is not for very young girls cause it takes away your childhood…You have to say what you think and you have to say what is wrong or right.”

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