Doutzen Kroes

Doutzen Kroes

Kroes modeling for Doo.Ri
Born Doutzen Kroes
January 23, 1985 (1985-01-23) (age 26)
Eastermar, Friesland, The Netherlands
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Hair color Blonde
Eye color Blue
Measurements (US) 35-24.5-36.6; (EU) 89-62-93[1]
Dress size (US) 6; (EU) 36
Agency DNA Model Management
Viva Models
Women Management

Doutzen Kroes (pronounced Dow-tzen Crew-s) (born January 23, 1985 in Oostermeer (Frisian: Eastermar), the Netherlands) is a Dutch model and currently one of the Victoria's Secret Angels.

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Early life

Kroes was born in the town of Eastermar, in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.[2] After graduating high school (HAVO), she sent snapshots to modeling agency Paparazzi in Amsterdam.[3]

Modeling career

Kroes has been featured on the covers of Time, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Seventeen, Elle, Marie Claire, Glamour, W, Avantgarde, Dazed & Confused and Numéro. She also appears regularly in the Victoria's Secret catalog and walked the runway of the company's fashion show in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009. Kroes's campaigns include Gucci, Tommy Hilfiger, Escada, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, Versace, Hugo Boss, Guerlain, Bottega Veneta, De Beers, Escada, GAP, Gianfranco Ferre, and Neiman Marcus. She has walked in numerous shows, including Bottega Veneta, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Dolce & Gabbana, Dsquared2 Fendi, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Roberto Cavalli, Shiatzy Chen, Prada, Valentino, and Versace.

In 2005, Kroes was selected as "Model of The Year" on Vogue.com by readers[4] and was featured on the cover of the May 2007 issue with Hilary Rhoda, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Sasha Pivovarova, Agyness Deyn, Coco Rocha, Jessica Stam, Chanel Iman, and Lily Donaldson as the new crop of "supermodels."[5] Along with several of these models, she appeared in the 2008 Pirelli Calendar.

In 2006, the documentation Praat mar Frysk about Kroes' life as a model was released. It documented Kroes' first time at Milan Fashion Week and her thinking about the modeling industry. Director was J.J.M. Jansen.[6]

In July 2007, earning at an estimated total of $1.5 million in the past twelve months, Forbes named Kroes fourteenth in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels.[7] In April 2008, she soared to the fifth position, with an estimated income of $6 million.[8]. In May 2009 Forbes named Kroes fifth again in the list of the World's 15 Top- Earning Supermodels.[9]

Kroes also is in the official Frisian provincial campaign for the West Frisian language which is her mother tongue.[10]

Doutzen Kroes received the Lifetime Achievement Award, part of the Dutch Model Awards, in Amsterdam on May 12, 2009. The jury praised her achievements at her age.

At the end of August 2008, Victoria's Secret confirmed to People magazine that Kroes was to be the newest Victoria's Secret Angel.[11] Her first campaign as the brand's newest Angel is "Supermodel Obsession", alongside Adriana Lima. In September 2009, she signed[12] to be the new face for Swiss cashmere label Repeat for two years.[13]

In the Amsterdam branch of Madame Tussaud's wax museum, there is a wax figure of Kroes.[14]

As of November 2009, she writes a monthly column about her life for the Dutch edition of 'Marie Claire.'[15]

Currently, she is signed by DNA Model Management.[16]

In February 2010, Kroes returned to the catwalk during fashion week for Prada with fellow Angels Alessandra Ambrosio and Miranda Kerr. Prada was praised by former editor-in-chief of Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire magazines, Bonnie Fuller in her blog for using a curvy model such as Kroes for the fashion show.[17]

Personal life

She has been romantically linked to Lenny Kravitz's cousin, hip-hop DJ Greg Andrews (DJ Ruckus).[18] However, on August 20, 2009, Kroes admitted that their relationship had ended and that she was single.[19] Since her break-up with Andrews, she has been dating the Dutch DJ/rapper Sunnery James. The two were first spotted together at the Veronica Sunset Grooves Festival in Hoek van Holland.[20] On July 14th, they announced on Dutch television programme RTL Boulevard, that they are expecting their first child[21] in January 2011.[22]

References

  1. ↑ German GQ backstage at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2009. Retrieved on 2010-03-09.
  2. ↑ "Doutzen Kroes: Victoria's Secret on CBS". CBS. http://www.cbs.com/specials/victorias_secret/bio/doutzen_kroes/bio.php. Retrieved 2010-04-04. 
  3. ↑ "Doutzen Kroes biography". Esquire. http://www.esquire.nl/supermodels/DoutzenKroes/model.aspx. Retrieved 2010-04-04. 
  4. ↑ The World's Top 10 Highest Earning Models. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  5. ↑ Hit Girls. American Vogue. May 2007.
  6. ↑ Official website. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  7. ↑ Blakeley, Kiri (2007-07-16). "The World's Top-Earning Models". forbes.com. http://www.forbes.com/media/2007/07/19/models-media-bundchen-biz-media-cz_kb_0716topmodels.html. Retrieved 2008-02-08. 
  8. ↑ Blakeley, Kiri (2008-04-30). "The World's Top-Earning Models". forbes.com. http://www.forbes.com/media/2008/04/30/models-bundchen-klum-biz-media-cz_kb_0430topmodels.html. Retrieved 2008-05-01. 
  9. ↑ http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/27/moss-bundchen-klum-business-media-models_slide_10.html
  10. ↑ "Doutzen docht mei, do ek?" (in West Frisian). www.praatmarfrysk.nl. http://www.praatmarfrysk.nl/Web/News/Default.aspx?Pid=&Oid=1. Retrieved 2008-02-08. 
  11. ↑ "Victoria's Secret's Newest Angel Revealed: Doutzen Kroes". Off the Rack. People.com. 2008-08-26. http://offtherack.people.com/2008/08/26/victoria’s-secret’s-newest-angel-revealed/. 
  12. ↑ "Doutzen Kroes in the "Softest Campaign Ever"". Muse Amsterdam. Muse.nl. 2009-21-1. http://muse.nl/blog/2009/01/doutzen-kroes-in-the-softest-campaign-ever/. 
  13. ↑ "Doutzen Kroes is the face of the new Repeat campaign printed to perfection by Chevalier". Chevalier International. http://chevalier.nl/en-US/news/doutzen-kroes-is-the-face-of-the-new-repeat-campaign-printed-to-perfection-by-chevalier/. Retrieved 2010-04-04. 
  14. ↑ "Doutzen Kroes's wax figure at Madame Tussauds Amsterdam". Madame Tussaud's Amsterdam. http://www.madametussauds.com/Amsterdam/en/Nieuwsenbelevenissen/DoutzenKroes/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2010-04-04. 
  15. ↑ Doutzen Kroes schrijft in Marie Claire", Algemeen Dagblad, October 14, 2009
  16. ↑ "Doutzen Kroes - Model Profile". nymag.com. http://nymag.com/fashion/models/dkroes/doutzenkroes/. Retrieved 2008-02-08. 
  17. ↑ Bonnie Fuller (2010-02-25). "Hooray! Skinny Models Booted out of Top Fashion Show and Replace by Victoria's Secret Angels!". Hollywood Life. http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/02/25/skinny-models-victorias-secret-angels-prada-milan-fashion-week/. Retrieved 2010-04-04. 
  18. ↑ Doutzen Kroes & Boyfriend Getting Romantic On South Beach. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
  19. ↑ Top model Doutzen Kroes vrijgezel, Algemeen Dagblad, August 20, 2009
  20. ↑ "Doutzen Kroes weer gelukkig" De Telegraaf, August 30, 2009
  21. ↑ "Oh Baby! Doutzen Kroes Pregnant - Victoria's Secret Model Expecting". The National Ledger. Jul 15, 2010. http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272633275.shtml. Retrieved Jul 18, 2010. 
  22. ↑ "Doutzen Kroes Expecting First Child" People.com July 15, 2010

External links

Victoria's Secret Angels
Lily Aldridge · Alessandra Ambrosio · Erin Heatherton · Rosie Huntington-Whiteley · Chanel Iman · Miranda Kerr · Doutzen Kroes · Adriana Lima · Behati Prinsloo · Candice Swanepoel
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