The fashion world is an industry with billions of dollars spent every day. Shooting for magazines, showing new collections, developing new trends, finding photographers and many other problems are of concern to designers, fashion designers, magazine editors and other people. Models play an important role in the success of any event. Among them, Candice Swanepoel occupies a special position. Photos of this leggy beauty adorn the glossy pages of many world-famous magazines. Her day is scheduled to the minute. Today she is perhaps the most sought-after model on the planet and the face of many brand companies. Whether the girl was born under a lucky star or the excellent external data given to her by nature did their job, but one way or another, by her sixteen years model Candice Swanepoel began to earn about five thousand euros a day.
Childhood
Of course, it's no secret that pretty girls are born in any country, including the Republic of South Africa. It is thisThe state is the birthplace of Candice Swanepoel. She was born on October 20, 1988 in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in the town of Mui River. Since childhood, her thoughts have been filled with dreams of catwalks and haute couture outfits.
Chance
One day, walking through the Durban flea market, her charming appearance attracted the attention of Kevin Ellis, a scout of one of the modeling agencies, who ended up there quite by accident. Fascinated by the beauty of a fifteen-year-old girl, the young man immediately invited Candice to try her hand at modeling. He also arranged for the girl and her mother a meeting with Tiffany Pryor, the head of the local modeling agency. She was amazed by the beauty of the young charmer and immediately gave the order for a photo shoot. Pictures of Candice Swanepoel are sent to Cape Town for the trial of Christine Reilly, who is a significant figure in the fashion world. She, in turn, sent the photos to the London agency Select (under the leadership of this company such celebrities as Helena Christensen and Sienna Miller were “born”). Tired of European beauties and wanting to find a new face, the company's executives rejoiced: Candice fit the given search parameters like no other. They promptly invited Swanepoel to come to London. It was there that the rapid growth of the girl's career was launched.
Demanded "angel"
A few months later, the African beauty leaves the stiff capital of Great Britain and sets off to conquer New York. There she isbecomes quite a sought-after model, whose salary is about five thousand euros a day. It is noteworthy that Candice Swanepoel without makeup looks as attractive as after three hours spent in the hands of skilled makeup artists. Bottomless blue eyes, soft plump lips, a thin nose and a mop of golden hair - all this together turns the girl into a sweet angel who literally struck the fashion world on the spot. Designers, photographers and other representatives of the fashion industry began to attack Candice Swanepoel's agents with various offers.
Achievements and parameters of beauty
The girl's career is gaining momentum very quickly. World-famous Fashion Houses are doing their best to get the South African beauty to their show. During her nine years of work, Candace has appeared in commercials for many influential and popular brands. Among them are Swarovski, Miu-Miu, Oscar de la Renta, Puma, Juicy Couture, Blumarine, Calzedonia, Brian Atwood, Calvin Klein, Versace, Nike, Diesel, Tommy Hilfiger, Topshop, Tom Ford and others.
Candice Swanepoel has appeared on the covers of Vogue, GQ, ELLE and other popular publications. She had a chance not only to participate in shows, but also to start many of them. The beauty became the highlight of the show by Frankie Morello, Carolina Herrera, Christian Dior, D&G, Chanel, Donna Karan, Jean Paul Gaultier, Diane von Furstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger, Trussardi, Givenchy, Michael Kors and many other fashion houses. None of the great fashion maestro remained indifferent to the beauty of Candice Swanepoel. The parameters of the girl are so perfect that even the supermodels of the 90s lose in comparison with her. The chest circumference of the South African beauty is 85 cm. The waist diameter is two centimeters less than the standard generally accepted value, and the hips are four. At the same time, Candice Swanepoel's height is 176 cm, and her weight is only 48 kg.
Continuing career hard
If suddenly the beauty decides to send her resume to some agency, she has something to write there. A separate item is her work for world-famous magazines, on the covers of which Candice appeared more than once. A year ago, the blonde beauty was in great demand. She took part in photo shoots for Vogue in Spain, Mexico, Australia. Next came an offer from the English ELLE. This year is also full of tempting and worthwhile offers. In early 2014, Candice already appeared on the March cover of German Vogue. Her photo session was conducted by the famous Peruvian photographer Mario Testino. In the same month, the girl flashed in W Magazine. Pictures of the Mario Sorrenti Perfect 10 project were posted there. In addition to Swanepoel, nine more models took part in the photo shoot, including Adriana Lima, Isabeli Fontana, Edita Vilkevicute, Alessandra Ambrosio, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Lais Ribeiro, Doutzen Kroes, Dann Jordan and Carly Kloss.
Good cooperation
This year, Candace continues the successful cooperation between the cosmetic brand Max Factor and the popular lingerie brandVictoria's Secret. The model has already starred in several new advertising projects for both companies. It is noteworthy that for the first time in the history of the Victoria's Secret brand, its face is a representative from Africa. Candace began her cooperation with this company in 2007. Just a few months ago, Victoria's Secret brand presented an enchanting collection of amazing lingerie. Every year the company pleases the audience with its fantastic shows. Last year, the highlight of the show was Candice Swanepoel, who wore the most expensive lingerie in the world (in the truest sense of the word). Royal Fantasy Bra, which adorned the excellent body of a slender blonde, was adorned with precious stones, the number of which exceeded four thousand. The total value of the jewelry pieces is approximately $10 million. As Candice herself admits, up to this point she had never worn such expensive things. Three years prior, Swanepoel became one of the brand's "angels" and has been a part of every ad campaign and every show run by Victoria's Secret ever since.
Anorexia or fatigue?
Charming blonde also lit up in the advertising of the new spring-summer collection of clothing from Agua Bendita.
Every year, a huge number of different ratings are compiled in the world. In many of them, the name Candice Swanepoel can be found in leading positions. She has repeatedly topped the list of the sexiest women in the world. In addition, the South African beauty isone of the most highly paid models on the planet. Most recently, a scandal erupted in the press, in which she was also involved. During the ongoing Victoria's Secret advertising campaign, a photograph appeared in one of the printed publications, with which Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Candice Swanepoel, who had lost a lot of weight, were smiling. Even against the background of her colleagues, the blond model looked too emaciated. Candice was immediately accused of promoting thinness and was called an anorexic. Friends and acquaintances panicked when they saw similar photos on the pages of the model on social networks. However, Candice was quick to reassure everyone, saying that the weight loss is only the result of a busy work schedule, lack of time for rest and frequent flights.
Eight years of happiness
In the modeling world, Candice Swanepoel can boast of a long relationship. The beauty's personal life pleases with its constancy for the past eight years. With her chosen one - Brazilian model Herman Nicoli - the girl began dating in 2006. The couple spends every free moment together. A huge number of photos of a happy couple allows us to hope that things are going to the wedding. Curious paparazzi managed to capture the lovers in one of the jewelry stores in New York. After visiting this institution, a pretty ring shone on the girl's finger. However, there was no official announcement of the engagement.
Hobby
Even being a very busy person, Candace finds time for herself andyour hobbies. She loves yoga, sports and dancing. At the same time, she is not interested in ordinary training in the gym: Candice is attracted to boxing. Like all girls, the beauty model loves shopping and enjoys shopping with her girlfriends Alessandra Ambrosio and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Swanepoel loves to read and devotes a lot of time to her studies, because due to her early career, she did not manage to finish school. It is noteworthy that the girl considers natural beauty to be the best makeup. Even on shoots for glossy pages, she loves to appear in a natural way, allowing makeup artists to touch mascara to her eyelashes and lipstick to her lips.
