Originally from Namibia, Behati Prinsloo is an only child born on May 16, 1989, to parents Magda and Boet Prinsloo. She was raised in her hometown of Grootfontein, Namibia. Behati had a decent upbringing from her dad, a Christian minister and her mom, a businesswoman who ran a bed-and-breakfast. Her academic records show she attended Grootfontein Secondary School before pursuing her modeling career in full.
Career Success
Behati Prinsloo had a life-changing experience at age 16 while holidaying with her grandparents in Cape Town, South Africa. It was during this time while shopping at a grocery store that she was spotted by a model scout Sarah Doukas. Prinsloo relocated to London that same year in pursuit of her modeling career.
She debuted on the runway in big fashion shows in Milan and Paris. The model followed up with jobs for top brands such as Vogue, Alexander McQueen, Fendi, Chanel, and Henry Holland. Behati got a major breakthrough in 2007 when she began modeling for top lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret. Two years later she was endorsed as a Victoria’s Secret Angel and became the face of the brand Pink.
The supermodel has worked with other top brands such as Marc Jacobs, Tommy Hilfiger, Pepe Jeans, Louis Vuitton, MaxMara, Chanel, Lacoste, Narcisco Rodriguez, Hugo Boss, Juicy Couture, Zac Posen, DKNY, and Paolo Roversi, among others.
She has also made it to the cover of many top fashion editorials including Glamour Magazine, French, Swedish & Italian Elle, Interview Magazine, Spanish Vogue, Mexican GQ, Italian Muse and many more. More so, Prinsloo featured in the 2009 music video Rich Girls by The Virgins. In 2012, she appeared as a guest star in an episode of CBS network’s Hawaii Five-O.
