Victoria's Secret model Candice Swanepoel is angelic in white as she celebrates her 23rd birthday with lingerie store launch
By Jade Watkins
She may have had to do work on her birthday, but it appears that Candice Swanepoel was having a ball celebrating her 23rd milestone today.
The Victoria's Secret model was gorgeous and glowing as she attended the Grand Opening of the lingerie giant's store in Upper Canada Mall in Toronto.
The South African beauty looked angelic in a creamy white ribbed body-con dress, which showed off her supermodel figure to perfection.
Heavenly: Victoria's Secret model Candice Swanepoel looked angelic in a creamy white ribbed body-con dress as she attended the Grand Opening of the lingerie giant's store in Upper Canada Mall in Toronto, today
She paired the look with some nude Christian Louboutin patent kitten heels and wore her beautiful blonde hair tied back to reveal her flawless complexion.
Blowing kisses to the crowd and holding up some of the store's bras, Candice had the audience captivated.
She also met with fans and signed autographs.
Showing off the wares: The 23-year-old celebrated her birthday by promoting the store's racy and lacy merchandise
Earlier in the day fellow Victoria's Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio surprised Candice with giant candle-adorned cupcake.
The pair chatted to entertainment news hosts Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim at Etalk Canada.
While Candice is indeed a showstopper, she received some unwanted publicity earlier this year, when she revealed a very noticeable weight loss while modelling the newest Victoria's Secret swimwear collection.
Showstopper: Blowing kisses to the crowd and holding up some of the store's bras, Candice had the audience captivated
She seemed much thinner than the 5-foot-9, 33-23--34 and a US size eight measurements posted on the IMG Models website.
At the time, the model defended her weight loss, insisting, 'I am healthy and happy.'
She admitted that she had difficulty maintaining a healthy weight because of the rigorous and hectic lifestyle of a top model.
'I've been travelling around like crazy. I get skinnier if I'm very busy,' she told ABC News during the last New York fashion week.
Natural beauty: Candice wore her beautiful blonde hair tied back to reveal
her flawless complexion
'I am healthy and happy,' Swanepoel told America's People magazine back in April. 'I'm heartened to know how much everyone cares about me, but in this case, everything is normal and good.'
It appears that she's managed to keep on the weight, gauging by how lovely she looks in the new campaign.
The model rose to fame seven years ago at the age of 15 after being spotted by a scout while walking through a flea market.
Since that day she's appeared on the covers of Vogue and Elle, as well as in campaigns for Diesel, Nike and Guess.
She's also modelled collections for some of the world's top designers, including Diane Von Furstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger and Dolce and Gabbana.
The star earned the number ten spot on Forbes World's Top-Earning Models list after raking in over $3 million last year.
The blonde beauty is currently dating fellow model Hermann Nicoli - they have been in a relationship since 2006.
By Jade Watkins
She may have had to do work on her birthday, but it appears that Candice Swanepoel was having a ball celebrating her 23rd milestone today.
The Victoria's Secret model was gorgeous and glowing as she attended the Grand Opening of the lingerie giant's store in Upper Canada Mall in Toronto.
The South African beauty looked angelic in a creamy white ribbed body-con dress, which showed off her supermodel figure to perfection.
Heavenly: Victoria's Secret model Candice Swanepoel looked angelic in a creamy white ribbed body-con dress as she attended the Grand Opening of the lingerie giant's store in Upper Canada Mall in Toronto, today
Blowing kisses to the crowd and holding up some of the store's bras, Candice had the audience captivated.
She also met with fans and signed autographs.
Showing off the wares: The 23-year-old celebrated her birthday by promoting the store's racy and lacy merchandise
Earlier in the day fellow Victoria's Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio surprised Candice with giant candle-adorned cupcake.
The pair chatted to entertainment news hosts Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim at Etalk Canada.
While Candice is indeed a showstopper, she received some unwanted publicity earlier this year, when she revealed a very noticeable weight loss while modelling the newest Victoria's Secret swimwear collection.
Showstopper: Blowing kisses to the crowd and holding up some of the store's bras, Candice had the audience captivated
She seemed much thinner than the 5-foot-9, 33-23--34 and a US size eight measurements posted on the IMG Models website.
At the time, the model defended her weight loss, insisting, 'I am healthy and happy.'
She admitted that she had difficulty maintaining a healthy weight because of the rigorous and hectic lifestyle of a top model.
'I've been travelling around like crazy. I get skinnier if I'm very busy,' she told ABC News during the last New York fashion week.
Natural beauty: Candice wore her beautiful blonde hair tied back to reveal
her flawless complexion
'I am healthy and happy,' Swanepoel told America's People magazine back in April. 'I'm heartened to know how much everyone cares about me, but in this case, everything is normal and good.'
It appears that she's managed to keep on the weight, gauging by how lovely she looks in the new campaign.
The model rose to fame seven years ago at the age of 15 after being spotted by a scout while walking through a flea market.
Since that day she's appeared on the covers of Vogue and Elle, as well as in campaigns for Diesel, Nike and Guess.
She's also modelled collections for some of the world's top designers, including Diane Von Furstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger and Dolce and Gabbana.
The star earned the number ten spot on Forbes World's Top-Earning Models list after raking in over $3 million last year.
The blonde beauty is currently dating fellow model Hermann Nicoli - they have been in a relationship since 2006.