Alice Minna Irmeli Herbst (born April 13, 1993) is a Swedish former fashion model and artist, best known for winning the

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of '' Sweden's Next Top Model'' in 2012. She is the cousin of

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model

Elsa Hosk Elsa Anna Sofie Hosk (born 7 November 1988) is a Swedish fashion model. She has worked for brands including Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Ungaro, H&M, Anna Sui, Lilly Pulitzer and Guess. She modeled for Victoria's Secret, appearing in the brand's a ...

. Herbst gave up modeling in August 2012 after discovering the poor work ethics of the industry.

Artwork

Herbst started studying art at the age of 21 and is now a full time artist. Her work is primarily figurative and has been described by The Art Gorgeous magazine as "depicting beautiful women being staged in a vintaged manner – imagine a kind of

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movie meets

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." After graduating from the

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she has developed her abstract figurative style with influences from both

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and the postmodern era. She describes her paintings as "Parts of stories that could be self-experienced or inspired by daily observations."

Personal life

According to ''

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'', Herbst had

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as a teenager.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Herbst, Alice Swedish female models 1993 births Living people Next Top Model winners 21st-century Swedish painters Models from Stockholm