Yasmin Wijnaldum

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Yasmin Wijnaldum
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Wijnaldum for Chaos in 2016
Born (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 26)
Amsterdam, Netherlands [1]
Occupation
  • Model
Years active2014–present
Modeling information
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair colorBrown [2]
Eye colorBlue
Agency

Yasmin Wijnaldum (born 10 July 1998) is a Dutch fashion model. She is known for her confident runway walk. [4]

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Early life

Wijnaldum was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Her father is from Suriname, and her mother from the Netherlands. [5] She moved to New York at 16.

Career

Wijnaldum made her modeling debut during the 2014 Elite Model Look competition, where she represented the Netherlands during the world final and won a contract with Elite Model Management's Amsterdam branch. [6] After signing to Elite Worldwide and The Society, Wijnaldum made her runway debut at the Jean-Paul Gaultier Haute Couture F/W 15 show, [7] and walked exclusively for Prada during the S/S 16 show season, where she subsequently booked the S/S 16 campaign alongside Sasha Pivovarova and Natalia Vodianova. [8] [9] Her first magazine cover was for I-D Magazine's Summer 2016 issue. [10] In 2018, she made her debut at the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. [11]

In 2017, Wijnaldum was chosen as one of the "11 Models You Need to Know" by Vogue Arabia . [12]

From 2017 to 2019, Wijnaldum was listed as one of Models' "Top 50" models [13] and was also ranked on its former "Top Sexiest" list. [14] She was ranked in 2018 on the Business of Fashion's annual list of 500 people shaping the fashion industry. [15]

In 2021 Wijnaldum walked a singular show, that being Chanel SS22 #PFW. After that she went on a hiatus from runway for over a year. Up until July of 2023 where she returned to the runway for Valentino Couture AW23. She didn’t make a full comeback until March 2024, walking with Moncler.

Personal life

Wijnaldum was previously dating American rapper G-Eazy in 2019 until he was linking with American rapper Megan Thee Stallion on his Instagram story in 2020.

Since 2021, she has been dating actor Thomas Doherty.[ citation needed ]

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