Younes Bendjima may be better known for dating Kardashian’s eldest sister – Kourtney Kardashian – but he is an Algerian-American model who is slowly rising through his career and finding success in a profession he never originally intended.
Younes Bendjima Bio (Age, Ethnicity, Nationality)
Younes Bendjima was born on May 5, 1993 in Algeria. After his parents separated at a young age, he traveled to Paris, France with his mother. However, he would visit his father in New York very frequently. Younes is therefore fluent in English and French, as well as Arabic. He is a native Algerian but, having spent much of his time in America, is also an American.
While visiting his father in New York, YounesBendjima began working for him at the traditional Algerian restaurant he opened there. While working at his father’s restaurant, he was approached by an agent who offered him a modeling opportunity by inviting him to an interview with a modeling agency. Younes ignored this initial opportunity because at the time he had dreams of being a boxer. He received training for this dream and entered boxing competitions. Unfortunately, he failed a majority of these competitions and eventually accepted to try his hand at modeling.
He signed with Next Model Management and began appearing in print campaigns. By 2013, Younes walked the runway for the Givenchy Spring/Summer Campaign. Since then he has walked the runway for top brands such as Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Hermes and Burberry and has covered magazines such as Coitus, Vanity Teen and OOTB. It turned out to be a good choice.
Despite the growth in his career, Younes Bendjima is probably most popular for the two high-profile relationships that were his most recent. In May 2015, Younes Bendjima began dating another high-profile British model, Jourdan Dunn, after meeting them at the Met Gala. They were a favorite with paparazzi and spent New Year’s Eve together in Bali. However, the two stopped seeing each other in October 2016.
Although Younes Bendjima is 14 years younger than Kourtney Kardashian, the two began dating and made their relationship official when they traveled to the Cannes Film Festival together in 2017. In November 2017, they dated at a concert in Hollywood, where they publicly showed their affection while the cameras turned off.
A little spit seemed to have caused a break in March 2018 when the two stopped following each other on Instagram. He later deleted his Instagram account but later restored it and wrote a lovely message to Kourtney. The two still hang out a lot, although they’re meant to break up.
His parents
The names of Younes Bendjima’s parents are unknown, but they separated when he was young and while his father moved to New York, his mother moved to Paris, France.
His father had a young Younes Bendjima work with him in the traditional Algerian restaurant he opened in New York and Younes Bendjima regularly visited his mother in France during the holidays.
Younes Bendjima Net Worth
Younes Bendjima still has a relatively modest net worth $500,000. It’s still an impressive number considering where he’s from. The model has spoken of there being some difficulty in getting modeling jobs in some parts of the world due to his Arabic heritage, but it’s evident that despite the hardships he continues to make his mark.
Size – how tall is he?
Younes Bedjima is quite tall, standing at 6 feet 2 inches in height. His height was an asset to him in his modeling career as it helps show off the clothes amazingly, especially when he’s hitting the runway.