Saturday, May 10, 2025

Golden Rules With Candice Swanepoel

Ask any of her 20 million Instagram followers—no one can get enough of Candice. The South African beauty—who grew up a budding ballerina and was scouted at a local flea market—has been lovingly referred to as an Angel (thanks in part to her longtime partnership with Victoria's Secret) for the better part of a decade. But now with the 20th anniversary of her modeling career this year, it seems that the world better find a new word to describe the bombshell beauty—perhaps we level her up from angel to goddess?

Below, Candice and fellow supermodel and V154 covergirl, Isabeli Fontana, reminisce on their friendship, first runway, and motherhood.

Candice wears gold plated top and skirt RENATO AMANO / Mega Balorama sunglasses RAY-BAN / Bangles and earrings YAR

CANDICE SWANEPOEL: I was just thinking that. I don't remember the exact day that we met, because it was a really long time ago.

CS: I must have been a teenager, and maybe you were in your late teens or early 20s. I mean, [you've] been an icon in my eyes since forever, probably before I started modeling, because what are you like, 25 years in your career?

IF: I started [professional modeling] in New York in 1999, which makes 25 years this year. But I had my start in 1996, so it's going to be almost 30 years. I remember seeing you when you were very young. I don't remember what show, but I remember you as this super young, little, beautiful creature. Very calm, looking around everywhere. And I was like, looking at you thinking "Oh my God, she is so gorgeous." And I knew that you were going to be a supermodel. You know, it's a feeling that you have [instinctually].

CS: Aww! I was at boarding school in South Africa [when] I started only doing shows, and I would take a month off from school and do Paris and Milan, and I started booking Dolce⁘Gabbana and the bigger shows where the bigger girls were walking. And that's when I first saw you. It's been so many years! My memory of these [moments] are just getting worse and worse, but certain things trigger it. We've done some events together, and it's always nice when you do those things to see girls that you can relate to. I had already kind of been immersed in Brazilian culture a lot. I love to go and practice my Portuguese and talk about Brazil with you.

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