Behati Prinsloo (born May 16, 1989) is a Namibian model. She is known for her work as spokesmodel for the Victoria’s Secret sub-brand Pink.
She was 15 when she was discovered by a fashion scout while on vacation in Cape Town, South Africa in 2005.
She has appeared on the cover of Italy’s Muse magazine and the British Telegraph Magazine. Also, more recently she was on the cover of Russian Vogue in February 2007.
Round-faced, red-cheeked, hazel-eyed and athletic, she was young enough to pose as a lip-chewing schoolgirl and old enough to made up in the usual outlandish outfits for an appearance in Velvet magazine in June 2007.
Her ad campaigns include Adore, Aquascutum, Chanel, H&M, Hugo Boss, Kurt Geiger, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Max Studio, and Nina Ricci. She has walked in fashion shows for Prada, Paul Smith, Shiatzy Chen, Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler, Versace, Chanel, Missoni, and DKNY.
Also on her resume are appearances in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 2007, 2008, and 2009; she has also been doing print work for the company as the spokesmodel for the sub-brand Pink.
Prinsloo is ranked 13th on «The Top Sexiest Models» list by models.com.
She is represented by Supreme Models in New York, Storm Models in London, Marylin Agency in Paris and D Management Group in Milan.
She plays the rich girl in the «Rich Girls» music video by The Virgins. She also appears in the first episode of MTV’S reality show, The City.
Before she began her career as a model, Prinsloo planned on becoming a marine biologist. Her father is a minister in Namibia. She is close friends with Canadian model Coco Rocha, whose blog she is often featured in. She lives with and is in a long term relationship with fellow model Jamie Strachan.