Candice Swanepoel

Started by A.J. Jacobs on Monday, April 13, 2015
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Hey Cousins,
I've been told by People magazine that they want me to interview Candice Swanepoel, who is a South African Victoria Secret model.
I just looked her up, and she does indeed have a Geni profile, but there's no path.
Anyone up for the challenge?
AJ

Looks like her parents are Willem and Eileen Swanepoel.

Ping some SA curators: Unknown Profile, Unknown Profile, Unknown Profile

Thanks Jeff! Excellent idea. I'm messaging them now.

Jeff, Sharon, June and Donovan Penalune, Judi all work in the SA tree.

I am only an honorary SA member having been born there, left 36 years ago.

Thanks for thinking of me !

I am on Granny duties today - can look later but also not South African - Zambian by birth, never lived in SA and living in the UK for 40 years! Unknown Profile ? or perhaps Unknown Profile, Unknown Profile, Unknown Profile or Unknown Profile are in a better position.

We'll take a look, AJ. Will report back here.

Her older brother, Steven, is a golfer who has played for Columbus State (Ga.) University.

Eileen, who runs a tour operation with her husband, Candice's father William

Unknown Profile

This Unknown Profile is not the right Candice, I have made a new profile for her here...:
Unknown Profile

Thanks Don - I'll delete that link from this Discussion, in case it's confusing. Also update my posts on the Welkom Cuzzins Project Discussion and on the SA Geni FaceBook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/243811932355680/

Thank you Donovan, Charmaine, Sharon and June! This is fantastic. Interesting that there are two Candice Swanepoels -- glad you figured out that they were two distinct Candices!
AJ

According to her twitter feed - it appears her grandfather passed away on Apr 10, 2015.

DivineCandice.Com @DivineCandice · Apr 11
"dealing with some personal family issues for a while and it all came to an end yesterday, as my grandfather passed away."
https://twitter.com/DivineCandice/status/587008462644584448

UPDATE!
I just got an email from my People editor moments ago saying that they may substitute model Brooklyn Decker for Candice as my interview.
I'm sorry! I'm kind of at the mercy of the editor and the publicists for these famous folks.
I'll give you any more info as I get it.
AJ

Here is her profile Unknown Profile. Unknown Profile, can you take over MP - better you than I since you created it. :)

A.J. Jacobs is Brooklyn Danielle Decker's husband's third cousin 6 times removed's husband's second cousin four times removed's ex-wife's nephew.
http://geni.com/RSJB8

We'll have to see if we can get anything on her ancestry to build it out more.

Little bit closer - Brooklyn Danielle Decker is A.J. Jacobs' aunt's ex-husband's second cousin four times removed's wife's third cousin 6 times removed's wife!
http://geni.com/mSV91

Going the James Spader route, your mother is Brooklyn Danielle Decker's 9th cousin thrice removed's ex-wife's first cousin.

Well, just straight out, no marriages, Brooklyn Danielle Decker is my 48th cousin.

http://www.geni.com/path/Catherine-Anna-Manfredi-Yronwode+is+relate...

And again, straight DNA, no marriages, A.J. Jacobs is my 14th cousin twice removed:

http://www.geni.com/path/Catherine-Anna-Manfredi-Yronwode+is+relate...

I'm not as glam as James Spader .... but i am smack in the middle of you two! LOL!

... And as a game, i play to win with straight DNA: None of this "ex-husband's brother-in-law's ex-neice" stuff for me. DNA, all blue names, strict paths -- that is my version of the cousin game!

Thanks for the update Unknown Profile :-)

This is great! Thanks Erica, Jeff and Sha. And glad to be straight-up DNA full-blue cousins with you Catherine!

I've added a lot of ancestor profiles to Brooklyn Decker, but haven't shortened the path much. Wish we could get A.J.'s Jacob's line further back. :)

I've added a lot of ancestor profiles to Brooklyn Decker, but haven't shortened the path much. Wish we could get A.J.'s father's line further back. :)

I wasn’t at all surprised to learn that there are two distinct two Candice Swanepoels. Looking for people with the same name as me, I found a teacher (and his son) in Kentucky (IIRC), a barber in Chicago, and a stockbroker in Australia.

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