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South African model, Candice Swanepoel is born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal

South African model, Candice Swanepoel

South African model, Candice Swanepoel

Date
20 Oct 1988
Updated
10 Jun 2026
South African model, Candice Swanepoel

South African model, Candice Swanepoel

Candice Swanepoel was born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal on 20 October 1988  She grew up on a farm and had aspirations of becoming a ballerina. Swanepoel did not think of herself as beautiful, even though she was thin and tall. She never dreamed of becoming a model. At the age of fifteen she was scouted in a mall in Durban. Swanepoel’s career skyrocketed very fast after she was discovered. She became the first South African Victoria’s Secret model. She is among the top earning models in the world, taking the number nine spot on Forbes’ list of 2013.

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  1. 01IMDB Biography for Candice Swanepoel [online] Available at: www.imdb.com [Accessed on 23 October 2013]
  2. 02Candice Swanepoel Biography [online] Available at: https://candice-swanepoel.com [Accessed on 23 October 2013]

Last updated · 10 Jun 2026

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South African History Online. (2013, October 17). South African model, Candice Swanepoel is born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096531

South African History Online (2013) 'South African model, Candice Swanepoel is born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal', South African History Online, 17 October. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096531 (Accessed: 8 September 2026).

South African History Online, South African model, Candice Swanepoel is born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096531, (accessed 8 September 2026).

"South African model, Candice Swanepoel is born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal." South African History Online, 17 Oct. 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096531. Accessed 8 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "South African model, Candice Swanepoel is born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal." South African History Online. October 17, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096531.

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