Victoria’s Secret has revealed to People Magazine that Dutch model Doutzen Kroes is the newest Victoria’s Secret Angel, joining the line up of Heidi Klum, Izabel Goulart, Selita Ebanks, Karolina Kurkova, Alessandra Ambrosio, Miranda Kerr and Adriana Lima, as well as past angels like Gisele Bundchen and Tyra Banks.
Born in Oostermeer in the Netherlands, 23-year-old Kroes scored a modeling contract after she sent her photo to an agency hoping to earn enough cash to buy more fashion magazines.
Her first official Victoria’s Secret campaign, Supermodel Obsessions, launches today in N.Y.C.
Model turned actress Rosie Huntington Whiteley who stars in the forthcoming Transformers 3 film makes her solo cover debut with this month's issue. Striking a dramatic pose, she wears a double-silk jacket, £1,320, and laminated python-skin belt, £745, both Gucci, with organdie and velvet corsages in hair by VV Rouleaux. All make-up by Yves Saint Laurent. All hair by Tigi Catwalk. Hair: Paul Hanlon. Make-up: Charlotte Tilbury. Nails: Lorraine Griffin. Fashion editor: Kate Phelan. Photographer: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
Feb 9 2011, Our Supermodels kept things red-hot with in-store appearances in anticipation of Valentine’s Day. Chanel Iman greeted fans and press at our Eaton Centre store in Toronto while Candice Swanepoel, Erin Heatherton and Lily Aldridge hosted a full day of events, including a live chat on the VS Facebook page @ Victoria’s Secret Herald Square in NYC.