One of our favorite swimwear lines is Colombia-based Agua Bendita -- we're just dazzled by their sense of color, handcraftmanship and creativity. We just got the scoop from Agua Bendita headquarters that they've named Dutch supermodel Rianne ten Haken as their new face for 2012. Rianne will be taking over the bikini reins from Candice Swanepoel, and Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli will be in the campaign again for 2012.
Rianne was born on May 7th 1986 in Lelystad, the Netherlands and was discovered while shopping with her mother at age 14. She began modeling after winning the 2001 Elite Model Look competition at age 15. Her international debut came in 2003, when she walked her first runway at the 2003 Marc Jacobs show and got picked up by other big clients after that. In December of that year she landed her first major cover for Italian Vogue (by Steven Meisel) and in that same month she also landed the cover of Numero (by Mert & Marcus). Rianne has worked with several famous fashion photographers as Steven Meisel, Craig McDean, Patrick DeMarchelier and Peter Lindbergh. She worked for magazines such as American, Italian and British Vogue, Numero, W and GQ. Recently, she landed back to back covers and fashion editorials in Vogue Italia for the October and November 2009 issues. She was seen in advertising campaigns for companies such as Versace, Armani Collezioni, Armani Exchange and La Perla and has also been featured in cosmetic campaigns for Versace, Chanel, Guerlain and Clarins. As a runway model, Rianne has walked the catwalks for designers such as Calvin Klein, Dior, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Prada, Miu Miu, Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Diane von Furstenberg, Versace, Roberto Cavalli and many more.
Agua Bendita selected her to be the new Agua Bendita model 2012 because of her elegance, latin features and easy, gentle character. We're looking forward to seeing more of her, and the new collection.
Here's Rianne's first official picture for Agua Bendita -- you saw it here first!
