Doutzen Kroes life and biography

Doutzen Kroes is a Dutch fashion model, born in 1985. She is now living in New York.

Agencies:

New York DNA
Paris Viva
Milan Women Milan
London Viva London

Career Highlights:

2003:
- Sends photographs of herself to an Amsterdam modeling agency
- Moves to New York

2004:
- Appears on her first cover, for French Elle

2005:
- Style.com features Kroes as a rising star of fall 2005
- Featured on the cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel
- Appears on the cover of Numéro
- Steven Meisel photographs Kroes for Dolce & Gabbana alongside Snejana Onopka and Inguna Butane
- Walks in the annual Victoria’s Secret fashion show (9 NOV)
- Vogue.com readers select her as model of the year
- Replaces Christy Turlington as spokesperson for Calvin Klein Eternity fragrance Video»

2006:
- Becomes the face of Valentino
- Appears on her second Numéro cover
- Signs three-year contract with L’Oréal Paris
- Craig McDean photographs Kroes for Gucci alongside Raquel Zimmermann
- Walks in Milan’s Dolce & Gabbana show and is interviewed backstage
- Walks in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
- Appears in editorials for Italian Vogue and Numéro

2007:
- Becomes the face of Calvin Klein White Label
- Appears on cover of French Vogue
- Closes the fall Isaac Mizrahi show in New York
- Rumored to be dating Australian actor Reshad Strik
- Denies rumors that she is dating skateboarder Sven Kramer
- Featured on the cover of Vogue as one of the world’s next top supermodels, photographed by Steven Meisel
- Named fifteenth-highest-paid model in the world according to Forbes, with $1.5 million made in the past year (15 JUL)
- Walks the fall Christian Dior couture show in Paris
- Appears in W editorial, photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
- Face of Gianfranco Ferrè fall ad campaign
- Featured on the cover of French Elle
- Appears in Vogue feature with the CDFA nominees

2008:
- Patrick Demarchelier photographs Kroes for the Pirelli calendar
- Renews contract with Calvin Klein White Label
- Appears in Vogue editorial wearing the metallic trends
- Featured on the covers of Japanese Numéro, Spanish Vogue, and Korean Vogue
- Appears in editorials for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar
- French Vogue features Kroes as a top model
- Named the world’s fifth highest-paid model by Forbes, having made a reported $6 million in the past year (30 APR)
- Appears on the cover of Australian Vogue, photographed by Troyt Coburn
- Appears in French Vogue editorial, photographed by Peter Lindbergh
- Becomes one of the Victoria's Secret Angels, appearing in print ads
- Walks the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

2009:
- Renews contract with Calvin Klein White Label
- Featured on the cover of German Vogue, photographed by Alexi Lubomriski
- Appears in editorials for Vogue and V
- Featured in Forbes world's highest-paid models, making an estimated $6 million
- Featured on the cover of Spanish Vogue, photographed by Alex Cayley
- Featured on the cover of Harper's Bazaar, photographed by Terry Richardson
- Starts to date D.J. Sunnery James
- Walks the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
- Appears in British Vogue editorial, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier

2010:
- Becomes the face of Blumarine
- Appears in Marie Claire editorial, photographed by Fabio Chizzola
- Featured on the cover of Japanese Numéro, photographed by Alexi Lubomirski
- Featured on the cover of Russian Vogue, photographed by Terry Richardson
- Announces pregnancy with boyfriend D.J. Sunnery James (14 JUL)
- Featured on the cover of French Elle

2011:
- Gives birth to son, Phyllon (21 JAN)

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