Biography

I grew up on a farm in Mpumalanga, South Africa and spent most of my childhood running in wheat fields and covered in mud!

When we moved to the city (Pietersburg), my mum encouraged me to do some finishing courses and enter beauty contests. I was painfully shy and she thought that this might help! It did...I completed a few finishing and modeling courses, and went on to become Miss Spring, Miss Bushveld, Miss Tropica, Miss Valentine, Miss Cameo, Miss Pietersburg and lots more!

After high school I had a short stint at studying Chiropractic Medicine in Durban but due to terrible violence on campus that year, I decided my life had to change course. I went on to study marketing and business management and got my degree in 2001.

In 2000, I was a Miss South Africa finalist and things really took off from there. Ice Models saw me at the contest and asked me to join their agency. I have been with them ever since! After finishing my degree I started traveling extensively for my modeling work and got to see the world! I lived in London and in Hamburg, travelled to exotic destinations such as Costa Rico, Cocos Island, The Canary Islands, Sardinia, Thailand, The Bahamas, Mauritius and many more. My modeling career has been incredible! I have met wonderful people all over the world and have been on the covers of many local and international magazines (W Magazine, Shape, Chat, Fitness, Shape, Woman and Home, Prima, Bicycling, Runner’s World, WOW, Top Sante, Tina etc). I have shot many local and international TV commercials and have shot countless clothing catalogues and advertising campaigns.

In 2005 I became a fitness athlete and began competing in fitness competitions nation wide. I was placed 4th in the internationally acclaimed Miss Fitness which was my first competition! I secured many great sponsorships as a result and was featured in both Muscle Evolution and Fitness magazines. I appeared on the cover of Fitness magazine twice.

In 2007 I was chosen as the Shape Cover Look of the Year winner securing a Shape magazine cover and opening many doors for me.

I also studied drama as I have a great love for stage and film having performed as an actress and dancer on stage many times when I was younger. I had small roles in “Hey Boy” directed by Brendan Pollecut and “Blood Diamond” directed by Edward Zwick. My big break came last year when I was cast as a lead for District 9 directed by Neill Blomkamp and produced by Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) which premiers world wide in August 2009.

My television career started well before my acting career did, having presented for Groen (Kyknet), Top Billing (SABC 3), AgriTV (SABC 1) and Wildlife Video Cast (Asia). I have also presented many corporate videos and record voice overs from time to time.

I currently own a marketing and events company called Bliss Marketing which is a dream come true! I enjoy the work thoroughly and have a great team of people I work with.

The world is my oyster and I can’t wait to see what’s to come...