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Frederique van der Wal

Frederique van der Wal, Dutch model and actress

Born
August 30, 1967
Age in 2026
59
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1967

About Frederique van der Wal

Frederique van der Wal (also Frédérique van der Wal) is a Dutch former model, actress, television personality, and a businesswoman. She is known for having appeared in Victoria's Secret and on the covers of magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Vogue. == Career == Van der Wal has appeared in campaigns for Revlon, Guess, and Victoria's Secret. She has also been profiled in Forbes and InStyle. In 2003, Van der Wal appeared in a stage production of The Vagina Monologues (Washington D.C.). Van der Wal has produced and appeared on television programs including World Class with Frederique for the Scripts network, The Ultimate Holiday Towns USA, a two-hour special for A&E, as well as broadcasts in her native Holland. She was the "Mole" in the Hawaii celebrity edition of ABC's popular TV series, The Mole, and was the host and producer of Discovery TLC's Cover Shot, where she assembled an expert team of makeup artists and stylists to transform an everyday woman into a cover model. Van der Wal is currently a featured host on RTL 5's The Face. Van der Wal has also been a guest lecturer at Harvard University and, in 2011, was the recipient of the Marie Claire Entrepreneur of the Year award. She has previously been involved in licensing deals carrying her name, such as a line of lingerie, sleepwear and loungewear, a bathing suit line, a workout video, a signature fragrance, and a calendar.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Frederique van der Wal was born

Frederique van der Wal was born in 1967. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1967

  • #1 song"To Sir with Love" – Lulu
  • Top movieIn the Heat of the Night
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookOne Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel García Márquez

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Super Bowl — Green Bay Packers defeat Kansas City Chiefs
  • Top headlineSummer of Love transforms counterculture
  • Technology milestoneFirst heart transplant performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard
  • Defining fadHippie culture and psychedelia
  • Notable inventionFirst handheld calculator
  • World population3.49 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia 76ers (NBA)
  • U.S. population198.7M

1967 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Frederique van der Wal's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19672026
Gas$0.33$3.45/gal
Average home$14,800$435,000
Average income$9,800$67,500
Minimum wage$1.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.22$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population198.7M341 million

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