Behati Prinsloo was born on 16 May 1989 in Vanderbijlpark. Her name means blessing. Her family moved to Namibia when she was three years old. Her father, Boet, is an Apostolic Faith Mission pastor in Grootvlei, Namibia. In 2009 she was made a Victoria's Secret Angel. While on holiday in Cape Town at the age of 16, visiting her mother's family, she was discovered by the model scout who also discovered Kate Moss. She has been photographed by British Royal Family photographer Mario Testino and graced magazines such as Vogue and Elle, and modeled for Chanel, Dolce and Gabbana, Prada, and Versace. Her ad campaigns include Adore, Chanel, H&M, Hugo Boss, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Nina Ricci, Tommy Hilfiger, Gap, DKNY Jeans and Nine West. Behati was recently named the face of Australian swimwear brand Seafolly. She plays the rich girl in the "Rich Girls" music video by The Virgins.
Behati is dating Maroon 5's Adam Levine. The couple spent the past Memorial Day weekend in Hawaii, where Adam was attending a wedding. Adam's previous girlfriend, Anne Vyalitsyna, is also a Victoria's Secret model. Anne and Behati lip-synced the words to his hit Moves Like Jagger with fellow Victoria's Secret Angels for an advert. Adam previously dated Jessica Simpson, Cameron Diaz and Maria Sharapova.
