Who is Hermann Nicoli?
Hermann Nicoli was born in Brazil, on 8 July 1982 – his zodiac sign is Cancer and he holds Brazilian nationality. He is a model, but who might be known best for being the ex-husband of famous South African model and philanthropist Candice Swanepoel.
Childhood and education
Hermann was raised alongside his sisters Gabi and Sabrina in Brazil, while he has been keeping the details of his private life to himself, except for his marriage – it’s believed that he was raised in a middle-class family, but that his parents worked hard to put food on the table.
Hermann was interested in sports while attending high school, and played soccer for the school’s team, however, after being noticed by a modelling scout and offered his first contract with a modelling agency, Hermann decided to focus on his career as a model. He matriculated in 2000 and then chose not to attend college but to focus on his career.
Career as a model
Hermann has been part of the modelling industry for just over two decades now, while not a lot is known about the designers he might have walked the catwalk for, nor about the magazines in which he has been featured – as of December 2020, he is signed to Next Model Management.
Love life and marriage with Candice Swanepoel
Hermann met Candice Swanepoel during a fashion event in Paris, France in 2005 – at that time, Hermann was 23 while Candice was only 17. As they’ve described it, they were almost instantly attracted to each other, and started dating a couple of weeks later. They dated for the following 10 years before Hermann asked Candice to marry him in August 2015 – it was announced in March 2016 that Candice was pregnant and they welcomed their son Anaca on 5 October of the same year.
She went on to give birth to their second son, but in November 2018, Hermann and Candice divorced for unknown reasons.
Neither Candice nor Hermann have talked about the people they might have dated since their divorce, and as of December 2020, Hermann is single, was once married and has two sons.
Hobbies and other interests
Hermann is physically very active as this is important for his career as a model – he has four to five training sessions at the gym each week, and follows a strict diet, thus his muscular body. He also often plays various sports with his friends, such as soccer and tennis.
He is keen on travelling, and his career as a model has taken him to many US states, as well as various European and Asian countries, while his dream travel destination is Paris in France.
He is a lover of animals and has two pet dogs.
In his spare time, Hermann enjoys watching movies, and his favorite actor and actress are the late Robin Williams and Natalie Portman while a couple of his favorite movies are “Patch Adams”, “Good Will Hunting”, and “Leon: The Professional”.
Age, height and net worth
Hermann is 38 years old. He has long brown hair and brown eyes, his height is 6ft 1ins (1.85m) and he weighs around 160lbs (72kgs). As of December 2020, his net worth has been estimated at over $1.5 million, while Candice’s net worth is reputedly over $25 million.
Who is Candice Swanepoel?
Candice Susan Swanepoel was born in Mooi River, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa, on 20 October 1988 – her zodiac sign is Libra, and she holds South African nationality.
She might be known best for having been a Victoria’s Secret Angel up until 2017, and for having ranked 8th on the list of the highest earning models compiled by the business magazine “Forbes” in 2016.
Candice was raised in Mooi River alongside her brother Stephen, by their father Willem Swanepoel and mother Eileen Swanepoel. She grew up dancing ballet, and studied at St. Anne’s Diocesan College – she was 15 when she was noticed by a scout, and launched her modelling career.
Candice has been featured in numerous editorials of the magazine “Vogue”, including American, British and Russian, she has appeared in South African, British, German and Brazilian versions of the lifestyle magazine “Elle”, and various editorials of magazines “GQ” and “Harper’s Bazaar”.
She has walked the catwalk for numerous designers including Tommy Hilfiger, Oscar de la Renta and Ralph Lauren, and has appeared in advertising campaigns for companies such as Swarovski, True Religion and Versace.
Candice became a Victoria’s Secret Angel in 2010, and was the one to open a Canadian Victoria’s Secret retail store on 12 August 2010.
The year 2013 saw her wear ‘the fantasy bra’ valued at $10 million during a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show – the bra had around 4,200 gems including diamonds, yellow sapphires and rubies.
She is also a designer, having released her own swimwear line Tropic of C in 2018.
In 2014, Candice topped the Hot 100 List compiled by the men’s magazine “Maxim”, and in 2019, she won Revolve’s Woman of the Year Award.
She is a philanthropist who is mostly working with the international non-profit organization mothers2mothers, which aims to rid Africa of AIDS – Candice has been serving as the organization’s global ambassador since May 2019.