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Everything You Need To Know About Model Of The Moment Thylane Blondeau

French model Thylane Blondeau has just been named L'Oréal's latest brand ambassador and here's why.

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To celebrate her 16th birthday, French model Thylane Blondeau has just been announced as cosmetic brand L'Oréal's latest brand ambassador, joining the likes of supermodels Doutzen Kroes and Barbara Palvin.

Following the announcement, the model issued a statement referring to the brand as a company in which feels, 'I can be myself, defending values that matter for me such as self-confidence and self-esteem'.

You might recognize the St. Tropez-born model from way back in 2011, when the then 10-year-old hit the headlines following the publication of a Vogue Paris editorial in which she wore heavy makeup, heels and posed provocatively on a couch and subsequently became was the subject of child sexualisation claims.

In the years that followed, the French model was dubbed 'the most beautiful girl in the world' and has since modeled for Dolce & Gabbana's spring/summer 2017 campaign alongside Zendaya, Lucky Blue Smith and Presley Garber and most recently walked the runway for Dolce & Gabbana's fall/winter 2017 show.

She's also garnered an A-list group of friends, including the likes of Brooklyn Beckham, Kaia Gerber, Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis and model lookalike, Barbara Palvin.

To mark her latest modeling endeavour, we've rounded up everything you need to know about the model of the moment:

1

She's a veteran model

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She first stormed the runway at the age of four, walking for Jean Paul Gaultier in Paris. 

2

She's celebrity royalty

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Her mother, Véronika, was a television presenter and her father is former French Premier League footballer, Patrick Blondeau. 

3

She's a millenial icon

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With over one million Instagram followers, it's no wonder Stefano and Domenico of Dolce and Gabbanna recruited Blondeau to walk their autumn/winter 2017 show, inspired by millennial power.

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4

She was named the fifth most beautiful face of 2016

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Golshifteh Farahani, Nana, Liza Soberano and Jourdan Dunn beat her to the top spot in TC Candler and the Independent Critics' poll. 

5

She's been posting Vlogs for years

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The model has been sharing videos on YouTube of backstage photo shoots and her make-up tips throughout her teenage years, spoken in both French and English. 

6

Her fans have their own moniker

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They call themselves the 'Thylaners'.

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7

Brooklyn Beckham loves her

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Well, he likes a lot of her Instagram photos. 

8

She's rumored to be representing L'Oreal's Hydra Genius line

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According to the Cut, it's a 'three-part collection aimed at delivering lightweight but intense moisture to skin'. Not that it looks like she needs foundation or anything. 

9

She looks like a mixture of Gigi Hadid and Barbara Palvin

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Can you see it? 

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10

She's best mates with Daniel Day-Lewis' son

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Having modeled in the same Dolce & Gabbana campaign as Gabriel-Kane, Blondeau has struck up a friendship with the model and is often seen partying with him at fashion's most exclusive parties. 

11

Her mother supported her daughter's controversial 'Vogue Paris' photoshoot

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Her mother, Véronika Loubry, reportedly said of the editorial: 'I understand that this could seem shocking. I admit I myself was shocked during the photo shoot. But let me be precise: the only thing that shocked me is that the necklace she wore was worth €3 million!'

12

L'Oréal calls her a 'voice for a generation'

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Following the announcement she was joining the L'Oréal family, global brand president Pierre-Emmanuel Angeloglou said: 'Truly inspiring thousands and thousands of young women, Thylane is a voice for a generation that spends more time connecting to each other than any generation before it, sharing images more than words.

'This new generation deeply needs aspirational models that reimagine and influence beauty through their creativity and styling. L'Oréal Paris is thrilled to welcome Thylane to join the brand that's driving digitalized beauty forward, to be an ambassador for the most genius products designed for young women looking for self-confidence and empowerment like her.'

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13

She sits FROW at Chanel

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We expect to see her storming the runway for Chanel any day now.

14

She has dreams of becoming an actress

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Aged 13, Thylane played Gabriele in Belle & Sebastian: The Adventure Continues.

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