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Yasmin Wijnaldum

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Yasmin Wijnaldum
Wijnaldum for Chaos in 2016
Born (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 26)
Amsterdam, Netherlands[3]
Occupation
  • Model
Years active2014–present
Modeling information
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair colorBrown[1]
Eye colorBlue
Agency

Yasmin Wijnaldum (born 10 July 1998) is a Dutch fashion model. She is known for her confident runway walk.[4]

Early life

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Wijnaldum was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Her father is from Suriname, and her mother from the Netherlands.[5] She moved to New York at 16.

Career

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Wijnaldum made her modeling debut during the 2014 Elite Model Look competition, where she represented the Netherlands during the world final and won a contract with Elite Model Management's Amsterdam branch.[6] After signing to Elite Worldwide and The Society, Wijnaldum made her runway debut at the Jean-Paul Gaultier Haute Couture F/W 15 show,[7] and walked exclusively for Prada during the S/S 16 show season, where she subsequently booked the S/S 16 campaign alongside Sasha Pivovarova and Natalia Vodianova.[8][9] Her first magazine cover was for I-D Magazine's Summer 2016 issue.[10] In 2018, she made her debut at the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.[11]

In 2017, Wijnaldum was chosen as one of the "11 Models You Need to Know" by Vogue Arabia.[12]

From 2017 to 2019, Wijnaldum was listed as one of Models' "Top 50" models[13] and was also ranked on its former "Top Sexiest" list.[14] She was ranked in 2018 on the Business of Fashion's annual list of 500 people shaping the fashion industry.[15]

In 2021 Wijnaldum walked a singular show, that being Chanel SS22 #PFW. After that she went on a hiatus from runway for over a year. Up until July of 2023 where she returned to the runway for Valentino Couture AW23. She didn’t make a full comeback until March 2024, walking with Moncler.

Personal life

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Wijnaldum was previously dating American rapper G-Eazy in 2019 until he was linking with American rapper Megan Thee Stallion on his Instagram story in 2020.

Since 2021, she has been dating actor Thomas Doherty.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "The Society Management – New York City". www.thesocietymanagement.com.
  2. ^ "Yasmin Wijnaldum". models. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. ^ "8 Things You Need To Know About New Prada Campaign Star Yasmin Wijnaldum". 6 January 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2018. I'm from Amsterdam, but my favorite city is definitely New York
  4. ^ Browchuk, Elisée (3 January 2020). "Watch Yasmin Wijnaldum Prep for Moschino's Pre-Fall 2020 Show". Vogue. Condé Nast.
  5. ^ How Top Model Yasmin Wijnaldum Gets Runway Ready, Diary of a Model, Vogue on YouTube
  6. ^ "10 things you need to know about yasmin wijnaldum". 14 January 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Jean Paul Gaultier Fall 2015 Couture Fashion Show". Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Prada Makes Models: Meet Yasmin Wijnaldum". Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  9. ^ Dazed (4 January 2016). "Introducing Miuccia Prada's teenage muse, Yasmin Wijnaldum". Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  10. ^ "i-D Magazine Summer 2016 Covers (i-D Magazine)". models. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2018: All the Models Confirmed So Far, From Winnie Harlow to Barbara Palvin". W.
  12. ^ "11 Models You Need to Know for 2017". Vogue Arabia. 11 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Top 50 models". models. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Top Sexiest Models". models. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019.
  15. ^ "BoF - The Business of Fashion". www.businessoffashion.com. Retrieved 12 October 2018.


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