Current index status
#91 in the live index.
The rating reflects current verified work and prestige weighting. It is an editorial assessment, not a judgement of personal worth.
Index Rating · High confidence · evidence reviewed
74.6
- Runway · 40%
- 75
- Campaigns · 30%
- 78
- Editorial · 20%
- 65
- Cultural aura · 10%
- 82
01 / Why they matter
What Doutzen is known for.
L’Oréal Paris and major international campaigns
02 / Career record
Early life
Doutzen Kroes was born on 23 January 1985 in Eastermar, Friesland, Netherlands, to nurse-turned-teacher Geartsje Leistra and psychotherapist Johan Kroes, both of whom were competitive speed skaters in the 1970s; Kroes herself had originally aspired to be a professional speed skater. She sent snapshots to Paparazzi Model Management in Amsterdam in 2003, launching her career.
03 / Career record
Rise and Victoria’s Secret years, 2007–2014
Kroes ranked 14th on Forbes’ top-earning models list in July 2007, with a Vogue feature that May naming her one of "The World’s Next Top Models." She appeared in the 2008 Pirelli Calendar and became a Victoria’s Secret Angel that August, a role she held for seven years while ranking as high as fifth on Forbes’ model earnings list between 2009 and 2012. In September 2013 she became the first model to land four different solo international Vogue September-issue covers in a single year, and in 2014 ranked second on Forbes’ highest-paid models list at $8 million before ending her Victoria’s Secret Angel contract.
04 / Career record
Recent record
Kroes made her film debut in Nova Zembla in 2011, became a spokesmodel for Hunkemöller in 2016, and appeared in Wonder Woman in 2017. She has been a L’Oréal Paris brand ambassador since 2006. On 15 October 2024 she returned to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway for the first time in ten years, and walked her ninth appearance in 2025, having first walked the show in 2005. She is represented by DNA Models in New York.
05 / At a glance
Quick facts.
- —Born 23 January 1985 in Eastermar, Friesland, Netherlands, to parents who were both competitive speed skaters
- —Sent snapshots to Paparazzi Model Management in Amsterdam in 2003, launching her career
- —Won "Model of the Year" on Vogue.com in 2005
- —Became a Victoria’s Secret Angel in August 2008, a role she held for seven years
- —The first model to land four different solo international Vogue September-issue covers in a single year, 2013
- —Returned to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway on 15 October 2024, her first appearance in ten years
06 / Current index evidence
Why is Doutzen Kroes ranked #91?
- Walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2024 and 2025 — her ninth appearance since 2005 — and Chloé Fall/Winter 2024-25 at Paris Fashion Week, February 2024.
Confidence: High confidence · evidence reviewed. Scores may change when a source is corrected or new work enters the current window.
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