Interview with Dutch fashion model Bette Franke [Dutch]

Het Nederlandse topmodel Bette Franke (Wilma Wakker Model Management) zagen we de afgelopen weken weer regelmatig in de grote shows lopen. Net als wij reisde ze van New York naar Londen, Milaan en Parijs en daar konden we haar uiteindelijk bij de show van Viktor & Rolf strikken voor een kort interviewtje.

Daphne Groeneveld is the new face of Givenchy

December 13, 2010 by  
Filed under Fashion, Featured Items, models

Dutch Model Daphne Groeneveld is the new face of Givenchy. The 16-year old Daphne is featured in the brand new ad campaign of Givenchy for spring 2011.

Mert & Marcus shot her together with albino model Stephen Thompson.

Unlike other Dutch models like Patricia van der Vliet, Mirte Maas en Melissa Tammerijn, Daphne has never walked in a Givenchy show before.

For Daphne this is her second big ad campaign. This year she was also featured in a MiuMiu campaign with three other models.

New Face: Daphne Groeneveld

October 26, 2010 by  
Filed under Fashion, Featured Items, models

Meet new beauty and upcoming topmodel Daphne Groeneveld. She’s only fifteen years old but is yet conquering the world with her unforgettable lips and classic beauty. She opened the shows of Maxmara and Calvin klein, is the face of MiuMiu’s ad campaign and is said to be on the cover of the November issue of Vogue Paris.

Name: Daphne Groeneveld

Age: 16

Date of Birth: December 24th, 1994

Place of Birth: Leiderdorp, The Netherlands (she’s 100% Dutch)

City: she currently lives in Voorschoten

Discovered: By Bloom Model Management while shopping with her mom.

Breakthrough: 2010; opening the Calvin Klein SS2011 fashion show

Runway debut: Calvin Klein SS2011

Fashion shows: She opened the SS2011 shows of MaxMara en Calvin Klein. She also walked the shows of Marni, Prada, Fendi, Bottega Venata, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Versace and Emilio Pucci.

Covers:  Models.com and Style.com named her as one of the New Faces of SS2011.

Ad campaigns:  MiuMiu

Agencies: Union Models (London), Women (Milan)

Interests: Holidays, dancing (ballet & modern dance), listening to Beyonce & U2.

Favorite piece of clothing: jeans and a little black dress

Personal style: sporty

Obsessed with: Doutzen Kroes

Dreams of: becoming famous and then having her own hotel

Favorite food: Fruit and Italian food

Favorite movie: 2012, by Roland Emmerich

Favorite designers Prada.

Personal motto: I want it, I like it, I do it.