 Kroes modeling for Doo.Ri |
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| Birth name | Doutzen Kroes |
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| Date of birth | January 23, 1985 |
| Place of birth | Eastermar, Friesland, The Netherlands |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Measurements | (US) 35-24.5-30.75; (EU) 89-62-93[1] |
| Dress size | (US) 6; (EU) 36 |
| Shoe size | (US) 9; (EU) 40[2] |
| 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.
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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.
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,prada, Valentino, and Versace.
In 2005, Kroes was selected as "Model of The Year" on Vogue.com by readers[3] 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."[4] 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.[5]
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.[6] In April 2008, she soared to the fifth position, with an estimated income of $6 million.[7]. In May 2009 Forbes named Kroes fifth again in the list of the World's 15 Top- Earning Supermodels.[8]
Kroes also is in the official Frisian provincial campaign for the West Frisian language which is her mother tongue.[9]
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.[10] Her first campaign as the brand's newest Angel is "Supermodel Obsession", alongside Adriana Lima. In September 2009, she signed[11] 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.'[12]
Currently, she is signed by DNA Model Management.[13]
In February 2010, Kroes returned to the catwalk during fashion week for Prada with fellow Angels Alessandra Ambrosio and Miranda Kerr. Prada was praised to use a curvy model such as Kroes for the fashion show.[citation needed]
She has been romantically linked to Lenny Kravitz's cousin, hip-hop DJ Greg Andrews (DJ Ruckus).[14] However, on August 20, 2009, Kroes admitted that their relationship had ended and that she was single.[15] 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.[16]
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Doutzen Kroes (Pronounced Dow-tsen Croos) (born Eastermar, Friesland, Netherlands, 23 January 1985) is a Dutch-Frisian model who has become internationally famous. In Holland she is not only famous as a model, but also for her support for the Frisian language which is her first language.
After she had finished school Doutzen sent a few holiday photos to a model agency Paparazzi in Amsterdam. She hoped she would be able to earn a little extra money. To her amazement she was so successful that in two years she had become a top model.
In 2005, Kroes was selected as "Model of The Year" on Vogue.com by readers and was featured as a supermodel on the cover of the May 2007 issue. Along with several of these models, she appeared in the 2008 Pirelli calendar.
Doutzen appears in shows for Versace and Dolce & Gabbana and has a contract with the cosmetic firm L'Oréal. This contract made her the highest paid Dutch model ever. In November 2007 she became one of Victoria's Secret angels.
Doutzen’s first language is Frisian. She is very active in the campaign "Praat mar Frysk" ("Let’s speak Frisian") which helps to make the Frisian language popular. She earned a Frisian Press Prize for this work in December 2007.
In 2007 she was the 13th highest paid model in the world, having earned 3,8 million euro.
On 28 April 2008 Madame Tussauds added a wax model of Doutzen to the exhibition. The skirt she is wearing is said to be her favourite skirt. It is designed by Roberto Cavalli.
Doutzen spends most of her time living in her apartment in New York.
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