What is Candice Swanepoel’s Net Worth?
Candice Swanepoel is a South African fashion model who has a net worth of $30 million. Candice Swanepoel is known for her work with Victoria’s Secret. She has also appeared in editorials in magazines from around the world, including multiple international editions of Vogue, GQ, Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar. Swanepoel is one of the highest-paid models in the world.
In 2007 she first appeared in the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on American TV and her signature wide-set, pale blue eyes and plump lips put her in the modeling fast lane with a new career with Victoria’s Secret as an ‘angel’. She appeared in the 2008-10 editions of the show as well. In 2013, Swanepoel was named the cover model of the coveted Victoria’s Secret Swim Catalogue. Swanepoel was also chosen to wear the “Fantasy Bra” in the 2013 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The $10 million bra, named the “Royal Fantasy Bra,” was created by Mouawad (a privately held international jewelry company). The bra and its matching belt featured over 4,200 precious gems, including rubies, diamonds and yellow sapphires and set in 18 carat gold with a 52-carat ruby at the center. The “Royal Fantasy Bra” is the most expensive Fantasy Bra since the 2005 “Sexy Splendor Fantasy Bra” formerly worn by model Gisele Bündchen.
Highest Paid Models
At her peak Swanepoel was one the world’s top-earning models. Between 2010 and 2011, her earnings were estimated to be at $3 million. In 2013, she earned $3.3 million. For both the 2015 and 2016 lists of the highest paid models, Candace ranked #8, with earnings of $5 million and $7 million, respectively.
Personal Life and Charity
In 2005, Swanepoel began dating Brazilian model Hermann Nicoli, whom she met while modeling in Paris. From Nicoli, Swanepoel learned Portuguese, adding to her fluencies in Afrikaans and English. The couple got engaged in 2015, and had two sons: Anacã and Ariel. In 2018, they separated. Swanepoel splits her time between Brazil and New York City.
On the philanthropic side of things, Swanepoel is actively involved in mothers2mothers, an international non-profit charity dedicated to achieving an HIV-free generation of mothers and children in South Africa. Swanepoel has designed denims for the organization, and in 2019, became its patron and global ambᴀssador.