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Biography
Lonneke was born June 14, 1981 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. At the age of 12 she was signed with a Dutch agency. A year later a scout from Pauline's discovered her and immediately set her up with a photographer. By the time she was 16 her presence in the modeling world was becoming well know. She could be found on the runways in Paris as well is in many fashion magazines.
Living a quiet and virtually normal life in Holland with her parents and little sister, Lonneke enjoys competitive horseback riding, playing the piano and traveling. At the head of her class, she excels in school and already speaks five different languages. For now, Lonneke wants to continue modeling and going to school, but dreams of becoming a pilot some day. After six years in the modeling industry, Lonneke has learned a lot-about what it is and what it's not. "People think it's easy to be model, as if you only need a pretty face. But that's not true. You have to concentrate and listen to the photographer -especially for a campaign-because you have to express something special."