Hannelore Knuts (born 4 November 1977) is a Belgian actress and fashion model who began modeling in the late 90s. According to '' Vanity Fair'', " She started modeling for Branquinho and

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shortly after being spotted at the Antwerp train station, and would go on to model for Gucci and Chanel." She has appeared on the cover of '' Vogue'' seven times: five times on the Italian edition, and once each on the South Korean and Japanese editions. Her 2011-12 film credits include

Nicolas Provost Nicolas Provost (born 1969, Ronse, Belgium) is a Belgian filmmaker and visual artist who lives and works in New York and Brussels. His works are in a number of collections, including The New Art Gallery Walsall and Birmingham Museum and Art Ga ...

's '' The Invader'' and the Radio Soulwax project ''Dave'', in which she plays the title role of

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. She has collaborated on art projects with several artists, including a project in 2011 where video artists applied 365 layers of makeup to her face. She served as the model for Michaël Borremans's painting '' The Angel''."The Model as Muse," Sue Williamson, March 3, 2014, ''W Magazine''
/ref> In 2013, she curated an exhibition "UltraMegaLore" at the , based on her career of acting and modeling.

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* * * 1977 births Living people Belgian female models People from Hasselt Belgian film actresses Elite Model Management models {{Belgium-model-stub