She was born on May 3, 1992 in Groningen, Netherlands. She was 15 years old when she started her modeling career, joining the Elite Model Look and placing as first runner-up in the finals in April 2008 which was held in Prague. Her success became her ticket toward attaining a much better modeling career. In the year 2008, she won the Dutch Model Awards. She later on signed with the Italian luxury brand Prada and was seen modeling for fashion houses such as Jason Wu, Dior, and Donna Karan. Other than that, she was also featured in the famous magazine Vogue.