Candice Boucher is a South African model and actress. In 2010, Boucher was on the cover of ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2011, she starred in the

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film ''

Aazaan ''Aazaan'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Prashant Chadha, starring Sachiin J. Joshi and South African model Candice Boucher. ''Aazaan'' marks the debut of entrepreneur-turned-actor Sachiin J Joshi of Energy D ...

''.

Early life and modeling

Candice Boucher was born in

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. When she was seventeen, she participated in her high school's annual

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at the urging of her friends. She won the competition and a photo shoot with a local photographer. The photographer sent the photos of Boucher to Models International, a South African modeling agency. The company reached out to Boucher and offered her representation.

Career

After graduating high school, Boucher moved to

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to pursue modeling. Boucher has been a cover model for ''

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'' and has modeled for ''

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'', '' GQ'',

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, ''

'' and ''

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''. Boucher became the new model for

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in 2009. In April 2010, Boucher was on the cover of, and had the pictorial in, ''

''. The photo shoot took place in

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and was titled "Undressed in Africa." Months later, in October, she was on the cover of ''

''. In 2011, she co-starred in the film ''

'' with Sachiin J Joshi.

Filmography

Personal life

Boucher lives in

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References

External links

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IGN Playboy Babe of the Day: Candice Boucher
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boucher, Candice Living people Actresses from Durban South African female models South African film actresses South African expatriate actresses in India Actresses in Hindi cinema South African expatriates in the United States Afrikaner people 2010s Playboy Playmates 21st-century South African actresses Year of birth missing (living people)