ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv twˈɛnti tˈuː, vˈændɚlˌuː fˈɜːst ɡɑːt ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd wɪð mˈɑːdəlɪŋ wɛn hiː ɐkˈʌmpənid ɐ mˈɑːdəl ɡˈɜːlfɹɛnd tʊ ɐ fˈoʊɾoʊʃˌuːt.
In 1990 at the age of 22, Vanderloo first got acquainted with modeling when he accompanied a model girlfriend to a photoshoot.