Yfke Sturm Biography
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| Date of birth | November 19, 1981 |
| Place of birth | Almere, The Netherlands |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Measurements | 86-63-89 |
| Shoe size | 9 1/2 (US), 41 (EU) |
| Spouse(s) | Imad Izemrane (married on July 7, 2007) |
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Yfke Sturm (born November 19, 1981 in Almere, Netherlands) is a Dutch model.
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Youth
Born in the new and developing polder town Almere, Netherlands, Yfke Sturm is the daughter of an environmental inspector and a journalist. Yfke grew up playing sports with her two brothers and planning a future in sports medicine. That all changed one day in 1998, at a store in Almere where Sturm was approached by a scout for Elite Models. The 5’11" agreed to enter the 1998 Elite Model Look Contest.
Career
Sturm won the Dutch national modeling event and the International event in Nice, France.
Shortly after winning the Elite Model Look in Nice, Sturm signed an exclusive contract with Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein. Sturm remained in school and traveled to New York, Paris and Amsterdam to model.
Sturm has posed for and appeared on the cover of many international fashion magazines such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, Allure, Cosmopolitan, L'Officiel. Her advertising campaigns include Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Emporio Armani, Giorgio Armani, Gianfranco Ferré, Versace, DKNY, Escada, H&M, and Carolina Herrera. Most recently she shot for Pantene, Garnier, Biotherm, XoXo, The J Lo Campaign, and Victoria's Secret.citation needed
Sturm has worked with many highly respected photographers, graced the runway for major designers, and most recently hosted, the Dutch version of America's Next Top Model, Holland's Next Top Model. Holland's Next Top Model was RTL's best scoring show and was nominated "best entertainment show of 2006". Currently Yfke hosted the second season as well. Daphne Deckers replaced her the third season.
Sturm is represented by Munich Models, Option Model Agency, Model Management-Hamburg, Germany, IMG Models of New York and Paris, and Elite Model Management of Milan, Italy and Barcelona, Spain.
Private life
Away from fashion modelling she enjoys gymnastics, skiing, and swimming.1
References
- ^ Yfke Sturm Profile on FMD. Accessed 2008-09-11.
External links
- Official Yfke Homepage - Yfke Sturm
- Yfke Sturm in the Fashion Model Directory
- Profile at IMG Models
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| NAME | Sturm, Yfke |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Dutch model |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1981-11-19 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Almere, The Netherlands |
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