Yasmin
Wijnaldum (born July 10, 1998) is a Dutch fashion model.
Wijnaldum is of Dutch and Surinamese descent. She
was born and raised in Amsterdam and currently
resides in New York City, which she considers to be her favorite city.
Wijnaldum made her
modeling debut during the 2014 Elite Model Look competition,
where she represented the Netherlands during
the world final and won a contract with Elite Model Management's Amsterdam branch. After signing to Elite Worldwide and The Society, Wijnaldum made her runway debut at
the Jean-Paul Gaultier Haute Couture F/W 15 show, and walked exclusively for Prada during the S/S 16
show season, where she subsequently booked the S/S 16 campaign alongside Sasha Pivovarova and Natalia Vodianova. Her first magazine cover was for I-D Magazine's
Summer 2016 issue. In 2018, it was announced that she would make her
debut at the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
Wijnaldum is currently
ranked as one of Models.com's Top 50 models, Models.com's Top Sexiest models, and
the Business of Fashion's annual list of 500 people shaping the fashion industry.
