Who is Jill Kortleve, the model who's taken over the runways of the Fashion Weeks - Jacquemus, Chanel, Valentino, Mugler and many other brands have chosen the atypical beauty of the Dutch girl for their fashion shows

With Jacquemus fashion show in the wheat fields that celebrated the return of bucolic aesthetics, Jill Kortleve just had a series of unforgettable Fashion Months. The Dutch model was one of the leading names in the latest fashion shows, walking on the catwalk alongside successful it-girls such as Gigi Hadid and Kaia Gerber. She was a femme fatale in silk and lace slip dress for Fendi and a dominatrix for Mugler; she dyed her hair red for Alexander McQueen; while she wore a leather dress for Valentino and a military-style jacket for Chanel.; she turned into an aquatic creature for Versace in Versacepolis. And much more.

The last curvy model to join a Rue Cambon show was Crystal Renn at the presentation of the 2011 Cruise collection. For Jill, work for Chanel was a dream come true, as she wrote on her Instagram profile @jilla.tequila:

I can’t believe this just happened but... to end this fashion month, I walked my first fashion show for Chanel. I’m so thankful for this moment to happen and for everybody who made this happen; There’s a much needed change happening on the runway and I’m proud and feel grateful to be a part of it.

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I can’t believe this just happened but... to end this fashion month, I walked my first fashion show for @chanelofficial. I m so thankful for this moment to happen and for everybody who made this happen; There’s a much needed change happening on the runway and I’m proud and feel grateful to be a part of it. I truly hope that in the future I get to see and work with many more models who used to not fit the briefing This whole month has been a dream and I never expected that it was even possible for me to walk on the runway, let alone be included in the amazing shows this season. Thank you. My heart is filled with gratitude and love.

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Born in Amsterdam in 1994, Jill has won everybody with her perfect face, sensual forms and exotic traits, which are a gift from her Dutch, Surinamese, Indonesian and Indian origins, but above all with her self-confidence.

The 20-year-old woman soon realized that her untraditional beauty, far from the traditional diktats imposed by the fashion business, made her unique.

I grew up in a small town in the south of Holland where I always had the feeling I had to act a certain way of dress a certain way to fit in and for people to like me. It took me about 22 years to figure out that I was in control of my own life. I made a big decision in my work – which was to stop focusing on my body weight.

She said in an interview, pointing out her commitment against body shaming:

Now, I want to inspire young girls and boys, and show it’s okay if you don’t fit beauty standards, it’s okay to be a brown woman and have a moustache and arm hair, and it’s okay if you don’t have a flat stomach.