Dear readers of sport&beauty. Today we’re going to Africa. We are visiting Namibia to learn about one of the youngest and most promising models in the fashion world nowadays. Today’s guest lives in New York although she was born in Namibia and discovered in South Africa. I’ll give you some more clues. She’s spokesperson for PINK, Victoria’s Secret youngsters fashion brand and has already walked in the 2008 and 2009 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows. I think your educated guess is right because we are going to talk about Namibian model Behati Prinsloo, one of the last to sign for the Victoria’s Secret Angels team. Here you are Behati Prinsloo, a real PINK princess.
Behati Prinsloo was born on May 16, 1989 in Grootfontein, Namibia. The daughter of a Nambian Minister, Behati wanted to be a marine biologist and had never given a thought to the idea of becoming a model. However, her life would change in 2005 at the age of sixteen. While in a supermarket during her holidays in South Africa, Behati Prinsloo was approached by a photographer who asked her if she was a model. Some days later, Behati dropped at the model agency where Sarah Doukas (the founder of Storm Model Management who also discovered Kate Moss) immediately realized that Behati had everything to became a top model. Soon after Behati moved to London, signed her first contract and started her new career as a model. Here you are Behati’s data and measurements:
Full name: Behati Prinsloo
Date of birth: May 16, 1989 in Grootfontein, Namibia
Height: 178 centimetres (1.78 m)
Weight: 55 kilos (115 lbs)
Measurements: 81-64-87 (EU) : 32-25-34 (US)
Hair color: brown
Eye color: hazel
Dress size: 36 (EU) : 6 (US)
Shoe size: (EU) 39 : (US) 8.5
Agencies: Supreme Management, Women Management - New York, Storm Models - London, D Management Group
Date of birth: May 16, 1989 in Grootfontein, Namibia
Height: 178 centimetres (1.78 m)
Weight: 55 kilos (115 lbs)
Measurements: 81-64-87 (EU) : 32-25-34 (US)
Hair color: brown
Eye color: hazel
Dress size: 36 (EU) : 6 (US)
Shoe size: (EU) 39 : (US) 8.5
Agencies: Supreme Management, Women Management - New York, Storm Models - London, D Management Group
Behati Prinsloo made her debut in September 2005 in Paris and Milan walking for Miu Miu and Prada’s Spring Summer fashion shows. Besides her catwalk work, Behati also appeared in a Vogue UK editorial photographed by Paolo Roversi and starred in Kurt Geiger’s Fall ad campaign. Finally in December she was photographed by Miles Aldridge for Vogue Italy.
Behati started 2006 in style. In February she walked the runway in Milan and Paris for Alessandro Dell’Acqua, Fendi, Alexander McQueen, and Chanel’s Fall Winter fashion shows. In March, the Namibian model appeared again in Vogue UK although this time she was photographed by the famous Peruvian photographer Mario Testino. During the same year Behati became the spokesperson for Nina Ricci, signed for H&M, walked the catwalk for Anne Valerie Hash, Chanel, Elie Saab, and Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fall Winter fashion shows in Paris (July), was photographed by Juergen Teller for Marc by Marc Jacobs, and finally was chosen by WMD and Style.com as a fashion rising star and one of the eight most promising newcomers of the season.
The following year Behati Prinsloo extended her contract with Marc by Marc Jacobs and starred in Hugo by Hugo Boss ad campaign and Neiman Marcus’ catalogue. In February 2007 Henry Holland dedicated the charming Behati a funny t-shirt of his Fall collection featuring the inscription: “Fancy a screw. Behati Prinsloo?” Perhaps Behati Prinsloo wasn’t very popular yet but this controversial t-shirt greatly boosted her popularity. In September 2007 Behati starred in Tommy Hilfiger’s Fall ad campaign alongside the Canadian model Coco Rocha and closed in New York the Lacoste’s Fall fashion show and in October walked trudged the runway in Paris for the Akris, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Stella McCartney’s Spring fashion shows.
2008 was a frantic year for our new friend Behati. She started the year starring in Gap and DKNY’s Spring Summer ad campaigns and replacing Natasha Poly as the spokesperson of Nina West. In February Behati appeared in Vogue Italy alongside the legendary ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov, walked for Carolina Herrera, Hervé Léger, Narciso Rodriguez, Zac Posen, MaxMara, and Chanel’s Fall Winter fashion shows in New York, Milan, and Paris and signed a contract with Victoria’s Secret to become spokesperson of the sub brand PINK. In April Behati appeared in a Harper’s Bazaar editorial, starred in Virgin’s “Rich Girls” videoclip and appeared in Victoria’s Secret catalogue alongside fellow models Rachel Clark and Chanel Iman. In September Behati is featured in Vogue Germany and opened Yigal Azrouel’s Fall Winter fashion show in New York. Finally in December Behati Prinsloo made her dreams come true when she made her debut in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show alongside the beautiful Victoria’s Secret Angels.
Behati Prinsloo started 2009 making a photo shoot for Lacoste alongside fellow models Alyona Osmanova and Hyoni Kang. In January, Behate made it to the cover of RUSH magazine and in February she opened Christian Siriano’s Fall fashion show in New York. Back to the magazines, in April the Namibian model appeared in Vogue Spain photographed by Alix Malka. She returned to the catwalk in September in New York walking for Behnaz Sarafpour, Diane Von Furstenberg, Lacoste, and Zac Posen’s Spring Summer collections. The following month Behati appeared in Flair Italy and in November she repeated participation in the greatest show on Earth, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
At the beginning of 2010 Behati Prinsloo moved from Supreme Management to Women Management. In March Behati made it to the cover of Elle France and in May appeared on the cover of Marie Claire South Africa alongside models Candice Swanepoel and Heidi Verster. This season Behati has walked the runway for Behnaz Sarafpour, Diane von Furstenberg, Lacoste, Milly, Tibi, and Zac Posen’s Spring Summer fashion shows and Arise, African Collective, Diane von Furstenberg, Georges Chakra, and Lacoste’s Fall Winter collections. Finally Behati has appeared in the summer issue of i-D magazine. As you can see Behati is very busy and doesn’t have a minute for herself.
Talking about her personal life, Behati is dating model Jamie Strachan with whom she’s currently living. She’s good friend with Canadian model Coco Rocha that often writes about Behati on her blog. Behati is ranked 13th on models.com’s list of the world’s sexiest models. In addition to starring in the aforementioned videoclip, Behati has also appeared in the first episode of MTV’s reality show “The City”. Talking about her hobbies, she likes basketball. We’ll finish today’s post with a slideshow with pictures of Behati Prinsloo and some videos so you can see her live. Best regards.
