Date of Birth: July 1, 1968 Place of Birth: Vlaardingen, Netherlands Nationality: Dutch Hair Color: Blonde Eye Color: Blue Height: 5'10" Bust-Waist-Hips: (cm) 85-60-86 (in) 33˝-23˝-34 Dress Size: (US) 8 Shoe Size: (US) 8 Agencies: New York - Elite, Paris - Elite, Milan - Elite, London - Elite Premier Hobbies: Reading and singing

Working Background

Advertisements: Calvin Klein, Céline, Cesare Paciotti, Claude Montana, Guess Jeans, Lanvin, Nivea, Ralph Lauren, Rochas Eau de Rochas fragrance, Saks Fifth Avenue, Theresa Konig, Victoria's Secret. Magazine Covers: 1996: Cosmopolitan - UK August, Elle - Australia March, May, August & December, Elle - France May 27, Elle - Germany March, Elle - Hong Kong August, Elle - Italy March, Elle - Japan July, Elle - Spain February, Elle - UK February, Elle TopModel #10 & #13, L'Officiel - France April, Marie Claire - Australia November, Marie Claire - UK April, Photo - France September. 1997: Cleo - Australia August, Cosmopolitan - UK July, Elle - Australia May, Elle - Greece November, Marie Claire - Spain January.

Background Information

Karen lives in Monaco, Paris, and New York spending about 3 months a year in New York / Her mother's name is Marijke / Her father, Ben, is a tax inspector and her sister, Saskia, is an actress / In the summer of 1995, Saskia planned to go to New York to study to become a stage director / Karen began modeling by coming in second at Elite’s Look of the Year contest / She knows six languages - English, French, German, Greek, Latin, and Dutch / She likes beige and black clothes that are simple, classy, and sexy / She prefers a black suit / One of her best friends is Carla Bruni / Karen says in interviews she owes her kindness and good moral values to her parents / She has a beauty CD-ROM and video out (Hard to find, if not impossible) / She has had a previous marriage with Rene Bosne in which they divorced / She says she will not marry again, unless she has children