Yasmin Wijnaldum (born 10 July 1998) is a Dutch fashion model. She is known for her confident runway walk.[4]
Wijnaldum was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Her father is from Suriname, and her mother from the Netherlands.[5] She moved to New York at 16.
Wijnaldum made her modeling debut during the 2014 Elite Model Look competition, where she represented the Netherlands during the world final and won a contract with Elite Model Management's Amsterdam branch.[6] After signing to Elite Worldwide and The Society, Wijnaldum made her runway debut at the Jean-Paul Gaultier Haute Couture F/W 15 show,[7] and walked exclusively for Prada during the S/S 16 show season, where she subsequently booked the S/S 16 campaign alongside Sasha Pivovarova and Natalia Vodianova.[8][9] Her first magazine cover was for I-D Magazine's Summer 2016 issue.[10] In 2018, she made her debut at the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.[11]
In 2017, Wijnaldum was chosen as one of the "11 Models You Need to Know" by Vogue Arabia.[12]
From 2017 to 2019, Wijnaldum was listed as one of Models' "Top 50" models[13] and was also ranked on its former "Top Sexiest" list.[14] She was ranked in 2018 on the Business of Fashion's annual list of 500 people shaping the fashion industry.[15]
Wijnaldum was previously dating American rapper G-Eazy in 2019 until he was linking with American rapper Megan Thee Stallion on his Instagram story in 2020.
Since 2021, she has been dating actor Thomas Doherty.[citation needed]
I'm from Amsterdam, but my favorite city is definitely New York