2020-04-03 People South Africa

CANDICESWANEPOELandBrazilian

modelLaisRibeiroshowedthattheystill

havetheircovergirlfigures.Bothroseto

fameaslingeriemodelswithVictoria’s

Secret,butstillhavewhatit takeseven

afterenteringmotherhood.Thetwo

wereseenflauntingtheirtonedbodiesin

animalprintbikiniswhileenjoyingMiami’s

beaches. Candice, 31,soakedupthesun

withherson,one-year-oldAriel,youngest

ofhertwochildrenbyherex-fiance

HermannNicoli, whileLais, 29,wasseen

takinga strollwith her 11-year-old son

Alexandre.

THE CATCH-UP

#PEOPLESPOTTEDO O

BY GABRIELLE OZYNSKIGA E E Z S

M

EETthe‘skinnypigs’thatmodel

fortheirowner’sguineapig

clothingcollectionandcurrently

boastover 40000 followerson

Instagram!

PeaandParsley,thetwo-year-old‘skinny

pigs’,spendtheirdaysposingforpicturesand

modellinghand-madeclothingfortheirowner,

UlricaMarklund,50,whomakesa livingby

sellinghand-craftedguineapigclothingonher

onlineEtsyshop.Theshop,namedPeachShop,

sellsdresses,cosyjumpersandminiaturehats

togiveyourguineapiga stylishnewwardrobe.Ulrica,

whoworksasa nurseryschoolteacherinSweden,

earnsbetweenR83– R314foreveryoutfitshesells

andknitsthemfromthecomfortofherhome,whilst

sittinginfrontoftheTVwithherbelovedguineapigs.

Themomofthreecurrentlyownssevenguineapigs

andcoaxestheskinnypigsintothephotoshootswith

lots of treats. “They like being models because they get

A LOToftreatsduringthephotoshoot,”Ulricasays.

“Theyhavebeenmodelssincethedaytheywereborn

sotheyareusedtoit.I loveknittinganddoit allthe

timesowhynotdoit formybelovedskinnypigs?It

takesoneeveningtoknita dressandI kniteveryday,

soI makearound 365 outfitsa year.SometimesI knit

tomatchmyownoutfits.I getoverwhelmedwithlove

• ––people often say thatthe pictures make their day.”

SKINNY PIGS BECOMEBECOME

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