Bregje Heinen

One of the most sought after model of today, Bregje distinctive beauty would make anyone feel she was/is part of the 90’s supermodels generation. With An A-list B-Factor, The Blonde Bold Beautiful and Blissfully engaged, has graced the pages of Vogue, L’Officiel, Sport illustrated, Harper’s... And became the face of Replay, DKNY and Victoria’s Secret. Heinen also appeared in Maroon 5’s music video for Payphone.

- Sandra Benbaruk

SB - How were you discovered? 

BH - I was discovered on Facebook by Micha Models when I was 14 years old! I had been asked before, but never really looked into it or took it seriously. I showed it to my parents, they looked into it, and it seemed pretty legit. We went to Amsterdam with the whole family and met with Micha to talk. I did my first test shoot and started working pretty much right after.

SB - What was your experience growing up in the Netherlands? What is the modeling scene like out there?

BH - I grew up in a small town on the countryside in Holland, so the modeling scene there is none existent. In Amsterdam, of course there is more going on, but still not that much compared to here. I loved growing up in Holland, it’s beautiful there. Everyone lives close by, and you go everywhere by bicycle. It was quite hard for me, and still is sometimes, leaving it because it’s just so different here. I miss my family and friends and just the simple things, like walking in nature and having a cup of tea with my mom.

SB - What made you decide to become a model? 

BH - I never wanted to model, it kind of just happened. Once I started working, I thought “Hey, maybe this is something I could really do long term.

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