Kim Feenstra (; born 23 August 1985) is a Dutch model. She was the winning contestant of Cycle 2 of ''

Holland's Next Top Model ''Holland's Next Top Model'' (often abbreviated as HNTM and previously subtitled ''Modelmasters: Holland's Next Top Model'' from 2006 to 2007, signifying the show's partnership with the agency) is a Dutch reality television series, produced by ...

'' in 2007.

Modelling

Feenstra came to prominence as a contestant on cycle two of ''

''. Later in the show she confessed to being partially deaf in both ears due to an accident when she was a child. In the final episode, host

Yfke Sturm Yfke Sturm (born 19 November 1981) is a Dutch model. Life and career Sturm was born on 19 November 1981 in Almere, Flevoland. She was discovered in 1997 in Almere, by an Elite Model Management scout. Shortly thereafter, she entered the Dutch E ...

called her the perfect candidate with potential for both runway and photographic modelling, and that Feenstra had the most potential of all the contestants to make it on either the national or international stage. Her prize was a €50,000 modeling contract with Max Models, a cover for '' Glamour'' magazine, three months of all expenses paid modelling in

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for Ice Models, and a

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. Feenstra subsequently starred on the cover of ''Glamour'' magazine's Summer edition. Feenstra is signed to Scoop Models in

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, and MP Management in

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. She played a part in the movie '' The Last Ottoman'' in a love scene with Turkish actor

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. In 2013 she played the leading role in two movies, one of which was '' Verliefd op Ibiza'' (in love with/on Ibiza), directed by

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, which reached the first place at the Dutch box office, with a total yield of more than 5,1 million. '' Mannenharten'', directed by Mark de Cloe, was another success in the Netherlands in 2013. It premiered on 28 November 2013, and during its first two weeks attracted 215,000 people to the movie theaters and earned a total of 1.6 million. At the end of the year it ranked 5th of the top films. The sequel is already there, with Kim Feenstra and most of the original cast members in the story of six urban men in a gym, at a turning point in their lives. They are looking for their place in life and to the person who they want on their side. Iva Mirbach, Editor in Chief of FashionModelDirectory.com, the world’s largest fashion database, established in 1998, choose Kim Feenstra "who looks up to

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is the perfect choice to kick off the new year" to be the model of the month in 2014.

Personal life

Feenstra is partly of

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descent. Before competing on ''Holland's Next Top Model'', Feenstra worked as a

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.Kim Feenstra maandag voor rechter
, ''

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'', 9 January 2009. Since posing on ''Top Model'', Feenstra has gone on to pose for many magazines, including ''Vogue Italia''.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Feenstra, Kim 1985 births Dutch female models Dutch people of Indonesian descent Indo people People convicted of theft Living people Next Top Model winners People from Groningen (city)