Ancilla van de Leest
Dutch politician, former fetish model, producer, presenter and activist
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Key Takeaways
- Ancilla van de Leest (born 21 July 1985), born as Linde van de Leest is a Dutch politician, former fetish model, producer, presenter, and activist.
- She quit school and at eighteen appeared under her birth name as a Playmate in the Dutch edition of men's magazine Playboy in May 2004.
- In June 2009, Van de Leest appeared on the cover of Dutch Playboy , in a photo session by the photographer and music video director Carli Hermès.
- In 2011, she wrote a section for the book Aan mijn jongere ik ("To my younger self").
- She also appeared twice on the cover of the Dutch edition of FHM , as well as on the covers of Sp!
Ancilla van de Leest (born 21 July 1985), born as Linde van de Leest is a Dutch politician, former fetish model, producer, presenter, and activist.
Modeling and media career
Van de Leest attended gymnasium in Rotterdam and worked as a waitress when she was discovered by a photographer. She quit school and at eighteen appeared under her birth name as a Playmate in the Dutch edition of men's magazine Playboy in May 2004. Afterwards she moved to Los Angeles for work and adopted the name Ancilla Tilia. In June 2009, Van de Leest appeared on the cover of Dutch Playboy, in a photo session by the photographer and music video director Carli Hermès.
From 2008 to 2010, she wrote the "Ask Ancilla" section for the FHM magazine, which eventually became a full-page column that appeared monthly until 2010. In 2011, she wrote a section for the book Aan mijn jongere ik ("To my younger self").
In September 2012, she again appeared on the cover of Dutch Playboy. She also appeared twice on the cover of the Dutch edition of FHM, as well as on the covers of Sp!ts, Rotterdams Dagblad, Panorama, Aktueel and Viva. Van de Leest appeared in erotic fetish photography, specializing in latex clothes, corsets, high heels and stockings. As a fetish model, she appeared on the cover of Bizarre, Marquis and The Picture. In 2012 Van de Leest ended her career as a model.
In November 2013, she appeared in the first episode of the Dutch Popoz comedy series on Comedy Central. In 2013, she won the BNN's Nationale Reistest (a travel knowledge competition) as the "Famous Dutch person".
In 2024, she replaced Sanae Orchi as the presenter of Blckbx, a Dutch independent and critical TV news outlet.
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