Name: Sylvie MeisBirth name: Sylvie Françoise van der Vaart
Date of birth: April 13, 1978
Birthplace: Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Sylvie Françoise van der Vaart was born on 13 April 1978. She is a Dutch model, actress and presenter and current wife of footballer Rafael van der Vaart. By her 18th birthday, van der Vaart had decided that she wanted to be a model and was cast for various shoots by casting agencies. After gaining an interest in television, she gained popularity through assignments at FoxKids and music station TMF. She hosts several events at TMF, such as presenting the annual TMF-awards, and conducting interviews with international artists such as Britney Spears and Kylie Minogue. In addition, she features in video clips and the Dutch TV-series “Costa”. In collaboration with the firm of JPC she also introduced the successful “Pure by Sylvie” jewelery line to the Dutch market. Thereafter she hosted the 2008 Fifa World Player of the Year award ceremony
