Once hailed as the “next
Cindy Crawford” for the mole on her upper lip, American super model Kendra
Spears finally exchanged vows with Prince Rahim last Saturday, in a private
ceremony on the grounds of the Chateau de Bellerive, overlooking the shores of
Lake Geneva in Switzerland, attended by just friends and families. The
traditional Muslim ceremony follows in the royal family’s custom. Now, Spears
has a new official title as the Princess Salwa.
Prince Rahim Aga Khan and Miss Kendra Salwa Spears at their wedding ceremony |
Spears who shot to fame
in January 2008 after via Myspace, after becoming a finalist in the “Supermodel
of the World competition” by Ford Models, wore a stunning ivory Sari with gold embroidery.
She wore her hair in an elegant chignon showing off her thick Diamond earrings
and matching tiered necklace and wore nude strappy sandals for the warm summer
wedding.
Prince Rahim, the
eldest son of billionaire racecourse owner, His Highness Aga Khan IV, is worth
an estimated $800 million. The Aga Khan, a British national, is the 49th
hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Shi’as, and is regarded by his followers as a
direct bloodline descendent of the prophet Mohamed.
The couple’s engagement
was made public back in April by Aga Khan in a press release on his website but
didn’t confirm the date of the wedding at that time. Four months and now they
are husband and wife. They had met apparently after they were introduced by
Super Model Naomi Campbell.
April 6, 2013 Engagement Picture |
Kendra Spears, 25, made
her first debut at the New York Fashion Week in September 2008 after landing
her a contract with Ford Models after the competition ended where she was a
finalist. And in 2009, she appeared on the covers of French ELLE, Chinese
Vogue, and Dazed and Confused. The University of Washington sociology graduate
made headlines in 2009, when she was sued for changing model agencies and ended
paying the Ford Models over £96,000 in royalties after switching to NEXT. Spears
has just been announced as the face of Escada’s Fall/Winter 2013 campaign.
Kendra at the New York Fashion Week, 2008 |
For Paul & Joe, 2011 |
Her husband, Prince
Rahim Aga Khan, 41, who studied in the U. S. at Brown University and the
Navarra Business School in Barcelona, Spain, is involved in the poverty
reduction efforts of the Aga Khan Development Network.
Happy couple Prince Rahim Aga Khan and his new wife Kendra pictured after their wedding ceremony |
The Seattle-born beauty
is not the only model to marry into the royal family. Miss Spears has married into a
family with a long-established history of beautiful brides.
Her father-in-law married
British model Sarah "Sally" Croker-Poole, and his grandfather was
married to iconic actress Rita Hayworth.
wow she is absolutely beautiful! and very lucky :)
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Yes she is gorgeous but i think its more of a get married to rich man....lol
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