. ▁ ▁Career ▁Dutch ▁designer ▁Fr ans ▁Mol ena ar ▁asked ▁Van ▁den ▁Her ik ▁to ▁replace ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁models ▁at ▁a ▁show , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁E ile en ▁Ford ▁and ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Ford ▁Mod els . ▁After wards , ▁Van ▁den ▁Her ik ▁mode led ▁in ▁Paris , ▁Milan , ▁Sydney , ▁Cape ▁Town , ▁Tokyo , ▁New ▁York , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁Hamburg . ▁She ▁mode led ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁before ▁wanting ▁to ▁sett le ▁down ▁and ▁start ▁a ▁family . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Van ▁den ▁Her ik ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁start ▁her ▁family ▁after ▁meeting ▁and ▁marry ing ▁Moh amed ▁Had id . ▁ ▁Her ▁mem oir ▁Bel ieve ▁Me : ▁My ▁Battle ▁with ▁the ▁In visible ▁Dis ability ▁of ▁L yme ▁D ise ase , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁her ▁reality ▁TV - show ▁competition ▁M aking ▁a ▁Model ▁with ▁Y ol anda ▁Had id ▁premier ed ▁on ▁L if etime , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁developed ▁under ▁the ▁working ▁title ▁Model ▁M oms . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Van ▁den ▁Her ik ' s ▁first ▁marriage ▁was ▁to ▁Moh amed ▁Had id , ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁developer , ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁couple ▁has ▁three ▁children ▁together , ▁J el ena ▁" G igi " ▁( born ▁