The first South-African model to walk in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Ranked #1 on Maxim’s “Hot 100” list in 2014.
She can make up to R40000 (5000 Euros) a day.
Speaks English, Afrikaans, and Portuguese.
Was in a relationship with Hermann Nicoli from 2005 to 2018; they got engaged in August 2015 and broke off the engagement in November 2018. They have two sons together, Anacã Swanepoel Nicoli (b. October 5, 2016) and Ariel Swanepoel Nicoli (b. June 19, 2018).
Discovered in a mall in Durban, by a model scout, when she was 16 years old.
Does a lot of work in fashion, mostly swimwear and lingerie.
Does not have a driver’s license.
Ranked #6 on Models.com’s “Top Sexist Models” list.
Cousin to actresses Minka McConaughey and Mila McConaughey.
Ranked #28 on DT magazine’s “Sexiest Woman in the World” list.
Ranked #10 on AskMen’s “Top 99 Women” list in 2012.
Ranked #11 on AskMen’s “Top 99 Women” list in 2013.
Ranked #20 on AskMen’s “Top 99 Women” list in 2011.
Ranked #62 in FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World” list in 2011.
When she was 15, she was discovered in a Durban flea market and asked to sign with an agency.
In 2013, she was ranked #9 on the top-earning model list published by Forbes, with an estimated yearly income of 3.3 million.
She has walked the runway and modeled for designers like Jean Paul Gaultier.
