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Candice Swanepoel

Candice Swanepoel was born on October 20, 1988 in Mooi River, South Africa small farming village in the Midlands of KwaZulu- Natal - she was spotted by model scout Kevin Ellise in a Durban flea market at the tender age of 15, and by 16 she was earning 5 000 Euros or R40 000 for a day's work. Kevin Ellise said, 'It was like… honestly, like a beautiful flamingo walking past my shop. the way she walked past just did it for me”. She’s been on the cover of Vogue (Greece), in adverts for Nike, and walked the catwalk for the likes of Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria's Secret and Diane von Furstenberg.