Minki Visser

Minki Visser
Born	Willemien van der Westhuizen February 26, 1984 (1984-02-26) (age 27) Durbanville, Cape Town, South Africa
Other names	Minki Visser
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1]
Hair color	Blonde[1]
Eye color	Green[1]
Measurements	86-68-90 cm (34"C-26 1⁄2"-35 1⁄2")[1]
Agency	Max Models
Spouse	Constant Visser
Website
http://www.minkivanderwesthuizen.com/

Willemien^[2] "Minki" Visser^[3] (née van der Westhuizen) (born 26 February 1984^[4]) is a South African fashion model.

Visser was born in Durbanville, Cape Town, and attended Stellenberg High School in nearby Bellville.^[5] She began modelling at age 16,^[4] and is currently under the Max Models agency.^[6] Visser got her start in international modelling by being selected for a campaign by the fashion label Guess^[7] and has been subsequently featured in the 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2007 swimsuit editions of South African Sports Illustrated magazine.^[2] She was ranked #24 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2003.^[8] She is currently co-hosting Pasella on SABC 2 with former Miss South Africa Cindy Nell.

Visser previously dated Graeme Smith, the captain of the South Africa national cricket team.^[9][10] She married Constant Visser in October 2007 in Stellenbosch.^[11]

On 3 November 2009, Visser's spokesperson confirmed that she has filed for a divorce from husband Constant Visser after only two years of marriage.^[12]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Max Models". Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20080618065500/http://www.maxmodels.co.za/women/minki/minki.html. Retrieved 2008-11-28. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Sports Illustrated Swimwear 2007". http://www.sportsillustrated.co.za/static/swimwear07/minki/profile_index.php. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "www.pasella.com - aanbieders Minki Visser". http://www.pasella.com/aanbieders/518366.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-28. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Official website of Minki van der Westhuizen". http://www.minkivanderwesthuizen.com/Biography.html. Retrieved 2008-11-28. 
5. ^ "Stellenberg High School". Archived from the original on 2008-01-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20080116052140/http://www.stellenberg.org.za/alumni.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-28. 
6. ^ "Max Models Women". Archived from the original on 2008-01-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20080118104025/http://www.maxmodels.co.za/con-dirwomen2.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
7. ^ iAfrica.com. "SA's most gorgeous exports". iAfrica.com. http://lifestyle.iafrica.com/articles/gallery/1141.html. Retrieved 19 April 2011. "Minki van der Westhuizen modeled internationally for fashion label Guess before appearing in magazine such as SA Sports Illustrated Swimwear Edition, FHM and Glamour." 
8. ^ "MAXIM Magazine Unveils the 'Hot 100' for 2003" (Press release). MAXIM Magazine. 2003-05-16. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-16-2003/0001948393&EDATE. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
9. ^ Rice, Xan (2004-06-06). "Caught and bowled over". The Observer. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,1229680,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
10. ^ Long, Phil (2004-11-26). "Hunting Slinky through the fog". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/4044625.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
11. ^ Nel, Carrie-Ann (2007-10-01). "'Minki looked like a princess'". Die Burger. http://www.news24.com/News24/Entertainment/Local/0,,2-1225-1242_2193388,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
12. ^ Schoeman, Aldi (2009-11-03). "'Minki en Constant gaan skei'". Beeld. http://www.beeld.com/Content/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/1928/91ba2d85f6c7473caa3996464377a702/03-11-2009-12-00/Minki_en_Constant_gaan_skei. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 

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Name	Van Der Westhuizen, Minki
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Date of birth	1984-02-26
Place of birth	Durbanville, Cape Town, South Africa
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