COUNTRY: South Africa DATE OF BIRTH: October 20, 1988 PLACE OF BIRTH: Mooi River, South Africa EYES: Blue HAIR: Dark blonde OCCUPATION: Supermodel and Activist Candice Susan Swanepoel is a South African supermodel, best known for her work with Victoria's Secret. In 2012, she came in 10th on the Forbes top-earning models list. Swanepoel was born to Willem and Eileen Swanepoel and raised in Mooi River, South Africa, in an Afrikaner family of Dutch descent. She has one brother named Stephen. At age 15, she was spotted by a model scout in a Durban flea market. Swanepoel has appeared in editorials in American, Italian, British, Spanish, German, Russian, Australian, Brazilian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Mexican Vogue; British, Italian, and Chinese Elle; American and Korean Harper's Bazaar;V,