Frederique van der Wal (born August 30, 1967, in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands) is a Dutch fashion model, best-known for gracing the pages of Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, and Victoria's Secret. Frederique (as she is known and introduces herself), grew up on a farm on one of the newer polders in the Zuider Zee. She attended college in The Netherlands and earned a bachelor's degree in economics. She is a sharp businesswoman and manages her own financial affairs and businesses.