Battle of the new lingerie babes

FORGET Gisele and kick Kelly Brook to the kerb – welcome to the new
model army.

The women on our hot list below are the latest faces to make a splash in the
lingerie world.

Coming from as far afield as Brazil and Namibia, these ladies have one thing
in common – their to-die-for curves.

And bulging bank accounts. And the occasional A-list boyfriend.

From Kate Upton to Erin Heatherton, these lasses are coining it as reps for
brands like Victoria’s Secret.

With bodies as improbable as their names, the super-toned beauties are
undie-niably sexy.

Some are also a nightmare to identify. So here is your crib sheet to help you
spot a Kate from a Candice.

Read all about each babe below and then vote for your favourite in our poll.

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Lily Aldridge

Age: 26

From: Los Angeles, USA

Models for: Victoria’s Secret, Levi’s, Rocawear

The scoop: Sorry fellas, she’s not single. Half-British Lily is married
to Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill.

The couple had their first
child, Dixie Pearl, back in June.

Kate Upton

Age: 20

From: Michigan, USA

Models for: Sports Illustrated, Beach Bunny swimwear and Victoria’s
Secret

The scoop: Gorgeous Kate won our Best
Celeb Bum competition this year.

And the 34D beauty has even proved too hot for the internet – as
a video of her jiggling in a bikini got banned from YouTube.

Candice Swanepoel

Age: 23

From: Natal Province, South Africa

Models for: Victoria’s Secret, Tom Ford, Versace, Tommy Hilfiger

The scoop: Spotted in a Durban flea market at the age of 15, Candice is
now on Forbes’ Top-Earning Models list.

She has been dating male model Hermann Nicoli since she was 17.

The stunning blonde admits she never thought she’d model – as she grew up “very
skinny” and with braces.

Selita Ebanks

Age: 29

From: Cayman Islands

Models for: Victoria’s Secret, Abercrombie Fitch

The scoop: Before lucky old Mariah Carey scooped him up, Selita dated
America’s Got Talent host Nick Cannon.

She can also be seen in Kanye West’s 2010 short film, Runaway.

Selita’s not just a pretty face though – after a trip to Sierra Leone in 2008,
the curvy lass set up the Women’s Coalition for Empowerment and Opportunity.

Erin Heatherton

Age: 23

From: Illinois, USA

Models for: Victoria’s Secret, Oscar de la Renta, Tommy Hilfiger

The scoop: Discovered while on holiday in Miami, 5ft 11in Erin has been
dating actor Leonardo DiCaprio since December 2011.

The sunkissed star almost became a professional basketball player before her
big break in modelling.

Doutzen Kroes

Age: 27

From: Eastermar, Netherlands

Models for: Victoria’s Secret, Gucci, Calvin Klein

The scoop: A cunning linguist, Doutzen speaks several languages
including her own native tongue, Frisian.

Holland is so proud of the 5ft 10in beauty there is even a wax figure of her
in the Amsterdam branch of Madame Tussauds.

Bar Refaeli

Age: 27

From: Israel

Models for: Passionata, Garnier

The scoop: Topping Maxim’s Hot 100 list for this year, this lass sets
the Bar high for undies models.

She dated serial modeliser Leonardo DiCaprio on and off from 2005 to 2011 and
has recently been linked with US snowboarder Shaun White.

The beauty caused controversy in her homeland in 2007 by dodging military
service – which is generally mandatory for Israeli men and women over the
age of 18.

Izabel Goulart

Age: 27

From: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Models for: Victoria’s Secret, Valentino, Stella McCartney

The scoop: The buoys from Brazil has confessed she learned English by
watching Woody Woodpecker cartoons.

Another favourite from Sports Ilustrated’s annual Swimsuit Issue, Izabel also
does a lot of work for diabetes charities in Brazil – as her brother has the
condition.

Luisana Lopilato

Age: 25

From: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Models for: Ultimo, L’Oreal, Promesse underwear

The scoop: Married to singer Michael Bublé, Luli was named as the face
and body of Ultimo undies at the beginning of the year.

But she’s better known as an actress and singer in Argentina, after starring
in soap Rebelde Way and several Spanish-language films.

Lindsay Ellingson

Age: 27

From: California, USA

Models for: Victoria’s Secret, Chanel, Giorgio Armani

The scoop: Blonde babe Lindsay signed up for a local model search – and
allegedly got interest from over 30 agencies.

But before catwalk fame beckoned, the 5ft 11in beauty had dreams of becoming a
ballerina.

Behati Prinsloo

Age: 23

From: Namibia

Models for: Victoria’s Secret, Prada, Miu Miu

The scoop: Behati was discovered while on holiday in Cape Town at the
age of 16 – by the same model scout who spotted Kate Moss.

She is currently dating Maroon
5 frontman Adam Levine.

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