Candice Swanepoel Biography

Candice Swanepoel has wide-set pale blue eyes and plump lips and is best known for her work as a Victoria’s Secret “angel.” Candice Swanepoel grew up on a dairy farm and was 15 when she was spotted by model scout Kevin Ellise at a flea market in Durban, South Africa. Within a year she had appeared in Italian Vogue and was walking catwalks for major designers. Swanepoel has since appeared on the covers of international editions of Elle, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and many other magazines. In 2007 she first appeared in the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on American TV, and she quickly became a regular and popular face of the brand, appearing in many subsequent TV shows and ads for the brand.