Doutzen Kroes

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Doutzen Kroes

Kroes modeling for Doo.Ri
Birth name	Doutzen Kroes
Date of birth	January 23, 1985 (1985-01-23) (age 25)
Place of birth	Eastermar, Friesland, The Netherlands
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Hair color	Blonde (naturally brown)
Eye color	Blue
Measurements	(US) 35-24.5-36.75 ; (EU) 89-62-93
Dress size	(US) 4; (EU) 34
Shoe size	(US) 9; (EU) 41
Agency	DNA Model Management Viva Models Women Management

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

Early life

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

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.

In 2005, Kroes was selected as "Model of The Year" on Vogue.com by readers¹ 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."² Along with several of these models, she appeared in the 2008 Pirelli Calendar.

In July 2007, earning at an estimated total of $4.9 million in the past twelve months, Forbes named Kroes fourteenth in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels.³ In April 2008, she soared to the fifth position, with an estimated income of $6 million.⁴. In May 2009 Forbes named Kroes fifth again in the list of the World's 15 Top- Earning Supermodels. ⁵

Kroes also is in the official Frisian provincial campaign for the West Frisian language which is her mother tongue.⁶

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.^{citation needed}

At the end of August 2008, Victoria's Secret confirmed to People magazine that Kroes was to be the newest Victoria's Secret Angel.⁷ Her first campaign as the brand's newest Angel is "Supermodel Obsession", alongside Adriana Lima. In September 2009, she signed⁸ to be the new face for Swiss cashmere label Repeat for two years.^{citation needed}

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

As of November 2009, she writes a monthly column about her life for the Dutch edition of 'Marie Claire.'⁹

Currently, she is signed by DNA Model Management.¹⁰

Personal Life

Kroes had a relationship with Sven Kramer in 2007.¹¹

She has been romantically linked to Lenny Kravitz's cousin, hip-hop DJ Greg Andrews (DJ Ruckus).¹² However, on August 20th, 2009, Kroes admitted that their relationship had ended and that she was single.¹³ Since her break-up with Andrews, she has been dating Dutch DJ/rapper Sunnery James. The two were first spotted together at the Veronica Sunset Grooves Festival in Hoek van Holland.¹⁴

References

1. ^ The World's Top 10 Highest Earning Models. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
2. ^ Hit Girls. American Vogue. May 2007.
3. ^ 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. 
4. ^ 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. 
5. ^ http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/27/moss-bundchen-klum-business-media-models_slide_10.html
6. ^ "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. 
7. ^ "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/. 
8. ^ "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/. 
9. ^ Doutzen Kroes schrijft in Marie Claire", Algemeen Dagblad, October 14, 2009
10. ^ "Doutzen Kroes - Model Profile". nymag.com. http://nymag.com/fashion/models/dkroes/doutzenkroes/. Retrieved 2008-02-08. 
11. ^ Top model Doutzen Kroes vrijgezel, Algemeen Dagblad, August 20, 2009
12. ^ Doutzen Kroes & Boyfriend Getting Romantic On South Beach. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
13. ^ Top model Doutzen Kroes vrijgezel, Algemeen Dagblad, August 20, 2009
14. ^ "Doutzen Kroes weer gelukkig" De Telegraaf, August 30, 2009

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Doutzen Kroes

• Doutzen Kroes at the Internet Movie Database
• Doutzen Kroes at Fashion Model Directory
• Profile at YES Model Management

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