From controversial child model to 'It girl'! 15-year-old French fashion star Thylane Blondeau earns new-found fame on Instagram, earning 600,000 followers with her stunning images. 1  Thylane is the daughter of French television host Véronika Loubry and former soccer player Patrick Blondeau. The former child model made international headlines in 2011 after critics deemed her Vogue Paris editorial to be too provocative for a 10-year-old.