Candice Swanepoel
Candice Susan Swanepoel (/ˈswɒnəpuːl/; Afrikaans: [svanɛˈpul];[3] born 20 October 1988) is a South African model. She is known for her work with Victoria's Secret. She became a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2010.[4] In 2016, she was listed 8th on the Forbes top-earning models list.
Candice Swanepoel
Model
2003–present
Hermann Nicoli (2005–2018)
2
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Blonde[1]
Blue[1]
- The Lions (New York)
- Modelwerk (Hamburg)
- Munich Models (Munich)
- Way Model Management (São Paulo)
- Elite Model Management (Paris)[2]
Early life[edit]
Swanepoel was born to Willem Swanepoel and Eileen Swanepoel (née Green) and raised on a farm in Mooi River, South Africa.[5] Swanepoel comes from an Afrikaner family of Dutch origin. She has one older brother named Stephen.[6][7] While growing up, Swanepoel was a ballet dancer. She attended boarding school at St. Anne's Diocesan College in the nearby town of Hilton.[8] At age 15, she was spotted by a model scout in a Durban flea market.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Swanepoel is fluent in Afrikaans, English, and Portuguese, the latter of which she learned from her now ex-boyfriend Hermann Nicoli, a Brazilian model.[21] They began dating after they met in Paris when she was 17 and he was 23.[22] In August 2015, the couple announced their engagement.[23] Together, they have 2 sons. The couple acrimoniously split in November 2018.[24]
As of 2018, she reportedly splits her time between Brazil and New York City.[25]
Charity[edit]
Swanepoel is actively involved in mothers2mothers, a charity devoted to achieving an "HIV-free generation" of children and mothers in Africa. Swanepoel has designed denims for it,[26] and in May 2019, joined the charity as a patron and their global ambassador.[27]
