Age: 19
From: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Shows Walked: 17
Why She Made The Cut: Van Haaster was a Prada exclusive in Milan and walked ten top-tier shows in Paris, including Chanel, Givenchy, and Balenciaga.
What The Obsessives Are Saying: "In a sea of long hair or boy-cuts, Marte Mei's hair length and androgynous appeal were refreshing additions."- Damian Bao, bonaelamour.com
AMSTERDAM BORN MARTE MEI VAN HAASTER (MODELS 1) WAS SCOUTED AT THE AGE OF 17 BUT WENT ON TO STUDY AT ART SCHOOL.
NOW 19 AND FULL-TIME MODELLING, MARTE HAS JUST TAKEN THE INTERNATIONAL FASHION WEEKS BY STORM WALKING IN 19 TOP SHOWS INCLUDING PRADA (EXCLUSIVE), BALENCIAGA, CHANEL, CELINE (OPENED), MIU MIU, GIVENCHY, LOUIS VUITTON, ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, VALENTINO, SONIA RYKIEL, ACNE (OPENED) , CHRISTOPHER KANE, ERDEM, JULIEN MACDONALD, AQUASCUTUM, ANN-SOFIE BACK AND SASS & BIDE.
CURRENTLY DOING THE GO-SEE ROUNDS WE’RE EXCITED TO SEE IF MARTE MEI’S SHOW SUCCESS DEVELOPS INTO AN ELUSIVE CAMPAIGN!
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AGE: 19
BIRTH DATE: 08.05.92
BIRTHPLACE: AMSTERDAM
ETHNIC ORIGIN: DUTCH
NICKNAME: DE DIKS (WHICH MEANS “THE FAT ONE” IN DUTCH) AND A MORE COMPLICATED VERSION: DE-DIK-STRIK-DOK (THE FAT DOG WEARING A BOW… SORT OF)
WHERE WERE YOU SCOUTED: IN AMSTERDAM, BUT I SENT AN EMAIL TO THE AGENCY WITH MY PICTURES! AND THEN I SAW THEM THE NEXT MORNING.
BEST FEATURE: I HAVE SMALL FEET AND MY LIP CURLS WHEN I SMILE
FAVOURITE BEAUTY PRODUCT: ELEMIS AND VICHY
HOBBIES: CYCLING IN AMSTERDAM & UPDATING MY VISUAL DIARY
FAVOURITE MOVIE: ‘EVEN DWARFS STARTED SMALL’ BY WERNER HERTZOG
WHATS ON YOUR IPOD? MY FRENCH SPEAKING COURSE AND AN HOUR LONG RADIO SHOW MY BOYFRIEND DID
GUILTY PLEASURE: DIPPING KITKAT INTO TEA, AND LETTING THE CHOCOLATE MELT A BIT
DISLIKE: MEAN GRUMPY PEOPLE LOOKING AT ME LIKE I HAVE POO ON MY FACE & DELAYS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT
DREAM COUNTRY TO VISIT: WHERE THEY HAVE LOADS OF FORRESTS AND SPEAK ENGLISH AND WHERE ITS NOT TOO HOT AND NOT TOO COLD, PROBABLY IRELAND OR NEW ZEALAND
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING TO MAKE YOU LOL? A SHOP CALLED “BOOTY WINE”. I WONDERED IF THE SHOP KEEPERS REALISED HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
WHAT WAS THE LAST DREAM YOU REMEMBER? HAVING AN APPOINTMENT AT THE NORTH POLE. GOING THERE BY TUBE, FORGETTING THE STOP AND JUST RANDOMLY LEAVING THE TRAIN. I WAS THEN IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE SURRONDED BY ICE AND CANDLES AND WAS VERY F***ING FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO DISPLAYS ABOUT THE NEXT TRAIN!
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"I don't like standard beauty, there is no beauty without strangeness." - Karl Lagerfeld. BlogspotTumblr
Gorgeous beyond belief in those digitals, but I think she looks better with some auburn/red in her hair, it makes her skin more radiant and her eyes pop more.