Modeling career
Kroes described herself as a "tomboy" in her youth. She had never seriously considered modeling, but found herself launched into the business after sending snapshots to modeling agency Paparazzi Model Management in Amsterdam in 2003. After graduating high school, Kroes was about 18 years old when she wanted to get a little job to make some pocket money. The agency sent her to New York City, and after being cast a few times by Victoria's Secret, they asked her to try out as an "angel". When Kroes moved to New York from the Netherlands, she had never heard of the brand before.
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In 2005, Kroes was selected as "Model of The Year" on Vogue.com by readers.[23] She was presented on the May 2007 cover of American Vogue as one of the “World’s Next Top Models” next to Chanel Iman among others.[24] Along with several of these models, she appeared in the 2008 Pirelli Calendar.[citation needed]
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In July 2007, earning at an estimated total of $1.5 million in the previous twelve months, Forbes named Kroes fourteenth in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels.[26] In April 2008, she was in fifth position, with an estimated income of $6 million.[27] Forbes named Kroes fifth again in 2009 ($6 million), 2010 ($6 million) and 2012 ($6.9 million).[28][29][30] Kroes escalated to the second position of the ranking in 2014, having earned $8 million the year before.[8]In 2006, a Frisian documentary directed by J.J.M. Jansen about a week in Kroes' life as a model was released. It documented Kroes at Milan Fashion Week and her thinking about the modeling industry.[25]
Kroes is in the official Frisian provincial campaign for the Frisian language, her mother tongue.[31]
There is a wax figure of Kroes in the Amsterdam branch of Madame Tussaud's wax museum.[35]At the end of August 2008, Victoria's Secret confirmed to People magazine that Kroes was to be the newest Victoria's Secret Angel.[32] Her first campaign as the brand's newest Angel was "Supermodel Obsession".[citation needed] In September 2009, she signed[33] to be the new face for Swiss cashmere label Repeat for two years.[34]
From November 2009 to July 2010, Kroes wrote a monthly column about her life for the Dutch edition of Marie Claire.[36]
Kroes is signed by DNA Model Management.[37]
In February 2010, Kroes returned to the catwalk during fashion week for Prada with fellow Angels Alessandra Ambrosio and Miranda Kerr. Prada was praised by former editor-in-chief of Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire magazines, Bonnie Fuller in her blog for using a curvy model such as Kroes for the fashion show.[38]
In 2011, Kroes shot major campaigns for both L'Oreal and Tiffany & Co. In 2012, Kroes continued her work for L'Oreal, Tiffany & Co. and Victoria's Secret, and appeared on the cover of numerous international editions of Vogue.
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I was lucky to be born with a certain type of looks, but everything else comes down to smart management.
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— Doutzen Kroes told the KLM's Holland Herald inflight magazine (October 2015) about her career in the fashion industry.[39]
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The year 2013 was a significantly successful year for her modelling career. Being a Victoria's Secret Angel, Kroes featured in the VS video, VS Swim 2013 Bikinis and Bruno Mars. On top of this, she started her year-round contract with L'Oréal, starring in their advertisements for the Colour Riche Privee Collection, L’Oreal Preference Spring/Summer campaign. For Spring/Summer, Kroes was also used by Bruno Magli and Tiffany & Co; while in Fall/Winter, she shot for Emilio Pucci.[40] In 2013, Kroes featured on the cover of more than ten magazines. These were: VOGUE Germany (March), VOGUE Korea (March), VOGUE Japan (April), VOGUE Netherlands (June), GQ Turkey (July), ELLE France (August), VOGUE China (September), VOGUE Netherlands (September), VOGUE España (September),VOGUE Italia (September), ELLE Portugal (December), ELLE Norway (December) and Sunday Times Style (December). In September 2013, Kroes became the first model in history to appear on the cover of four international editions of Vogue in one month.[41][42] The September issues are generally regarded as the most important issue of the year for fashion magazines, especially Vogue. It is important to note the four VOGUE magazine covers in September, which is a record, indicative of her overall status as an industry icon. In 2013, Kroes appeared on nine Vogue covers, more than any other model that year.
In 2014, Kroes appeared in the new Calvin Klein Reveal Fragrance commercial alongside Charlie Hunnam, as well as continuing her long-standing contracts.[40]She also announced she ending her contract with Victoria's Secret after six years of being with the brand.
She has walked in the 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows.
Kroes is considered one of the "New Supers" by Models.com:
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