Damien Van Zyl

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Damien Van Zyl (born April 26, 1978 in Kimberley, South Africa) is a male model. He was first discovered in 1997 at a nightclub in Cape Town before moving to Milan and signing with Why Not Models, a modeling agency. This first foray into modeling did not work out for him, so he became a photographer's assistant instead. He later joined Q in New York City, but was dropped by the agency shortly after arriving in New York. Looking in New York for more routes into the modeling business, he worked in construction for a while, at a restaurant in Chelsea, Manhattan, then at other jobs in the fashion industry. Growing tired of this work, he returned to South Africa for a year and a half. When he returned once again to the world of modeling, with his blue eyes and long, dark blond hair, he made the cover of Italian Vogue.

In 2001 Van Zyl became Calvin Klein's model of the moment, opening and closing the runway for his autumn collection. He has done major campaigns for GAP, Hilfiger and many others. He is currently represented by Elite Model Management of New York.

Van Zyl has expressed interest in becoming a photographer or an actor.