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Kenza Zouiten

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Kenza Zouiten Subosic
كنزة زويتن
Kenza Zouiten (2011)
Born (1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 33)
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation(s)Model, blogger
SpouseAlex Subosic (m. 2017)
Children3
Websitekenzas.se

Kenza Zouiten (Arabic: كنزة زويتن) was born on 21 April 1991 in Stockholm to a Swedish mother and Moroccan father. She is a fashion model, blogger and actress.

Career

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Kenza was born in Sweden. Kenza's father is from Morocco and her mother is Swedish. Between the ages of two and six, Kenza lived in Morocco.[1][2]

Later returning to Sweden, Kenza hosted her own web TV show Kenza & Tyra Show.[3] She runs the blog "Kenzas" which has become one of Sweden's most viewed blogs.[4][5][6] She has modeled in campaigns for Guldfynd, Ur & Penn and JC.[7] She has also been on the cover of the magazines VeckoRevyn, Frida, Café magazine, Bubbleroom Magazine and Solo.[8]

Zouiten has been a model for Elite Model Management.[5] It was estimated that Kenza earned 2.5 million (SEK) from her blog in 2011.

In November 2015, Kenza participated in the Christmas campaign "let it snow" for Nelly.com. In the campaign, she both modelled for the clothes and sang in a music video.[9] She has her own fashion label called IvyRevel.

Awards

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In 2008, she won the award at the Veckorevyns Blog Awards for "Best blog of the year". The same year, she won "Personal blog of the year" at the Finest Awards.[10] In 2009 she won "Fashion blog of the year" by Aftonbladet newspaper, and in February 2012 Zouiten won "Best international blog" award at the Bloglovin Awards in New York, United States.[6][11]

Let's Dance

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In January 2014, it was announced that Kenza Zouiten would participate in Let's Dance 2014. Her dance partner was Swedish professional dancer Calle Sterner.[4][12]

Personal life

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On 2 February, 2009, she met Alex Subosic. They began dating shortly after and were married on 29 July, 2017.

After being diagnosed with early menopause and undergoing 2 rounds of IVF which ended in failure, Subosic announced her pregnancy in January 2019, saying that she had conceived the child naturally. Their son Nikola was born on 14 June 2019.

On 6 September 2020, they announced that they are expecting their second child. On 18 October 2020, she revealed that they are expecting another boy. Couple's second son, Danilo, was born on 5 March 2021, at exactly same hour as his older brother, 05:06am.

In 5 December 2022, she announced that they are expecting their third child, due in June 2023.

References

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  1. ^ "Mitt stora feta marockanska bröllop « Kenzas" (Press release). Kenzas.se. 6 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Kenza Zouiten". cafe.se. 25 May 2009. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Kenza & Tyra show « Kenzas". Kenzas.se. Archived from the original on 11 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Resumé: Hon tjänar bäst i bloggvärlden". Resume.se. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Elite Model Management Stockholm". Elitemodel.se. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Kenza Zouiten - P3 Populär". Sveriges Radio. Sverigesradio.se. 24 October 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Guldfynd by Kenza". Guldfynd.se. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  8. ^ "PÅ OMSLAGET: Kenza Zouiten". Veckorevyn. 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Let it snow - Kenza Zouiten - Nelly.com". Nelly.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2015 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "Tack « Kenzas". Kenzas.se. 17 September 2011. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  11. ^ "Grattis till bloggpriset, Kenza!". Posh24.se. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  12. ^ Aftonbladet: Kenza med i årets Let’s dance i TV4 Archived 2014-01-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
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