Namibian beauty Behati Prinsloo rose to fame as the face of Pink, a sub-brand of Victoria’s Secret
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Namibian beauty Behati Prinsloo rose to fame as the face of Pink, a sub-brand of Victoria’s Secret
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She was into a relationship with Jamie Strachan, a British model, from 2005 to 2012.
She started dating Adam Levine, lead vocalist of American pop rock band Maroon 5, in 2012, and got engaged with him in July 2013. By now, Levine was voted as the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ by People’s magazine.
She married the hunky musician on July 19, 2014 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Behati Prinsloo was born on May 16, 1989 in Grootfontein, a small town in Otjozondjupa, Namibia, to church minister Boet and bed-and-breakfast provider Magda.
While holidaying in Cape Town, South Africa, with her grandparents, she was spotted by Sarah Doukas, owner of Storm Model Management, at a grocery store in 2005. She was only 16 then.
She went to London in September 2005 to pursue modeling and made her runway debut at Prada and Miu Miu shows in Milan and Paris.
She did a photo shoot for the British editorial, Vogue, in September 2005, followed by Vogue Italia in December.
In February 2006, she walked for Chanel, Fendi, and Alexander McQueen, soon after which, she shot for British ‘Vogue’ for the second time in March.
In 2006, designer Henry Holland launched a T-shirt with the tagline ‘Fancy a Screw, Behati Prinsloo?’ as a part of his fall collection, which added to her popularity.
She started walking for Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 2007 and has been modeling for the lingerie retailer since then. She was selected as a Victoria’s Secret Angel in 2009.
She got her real big break in 2007 when she started modeling for Victoria’s Secret and a year later, became the face of Pink, their sub-brand targeting teens and preteens.