Sylvie van der Vaart - Bikini on vacation in Marbella, Spain July 10, 2012

Sylvie Françoise van der Vaart (née Meis; born 13 April 1978) is a Dutch television personality and model, and wife of footballer Rafael van der Vaart.

Aged 18, van der Vaart decided that she wanted to be a model and was cast for various shoots by casting agencies. After becoming interested in television, she gained popularity through assignments at FoxKids and music station TMF. She hosts several events at TMF, such as presenting the annual TMF-awards, and conducting interviews with international artists such as Britney Spears and Kylie Minogue. In addition, she features in video clips and the Dutch TV-series Costa. In collaboration with the firm of JPC, she also introduced the Pure by Sylvie jewelery line to the Dutch market. Thereafter, she hosted the 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year award ceremony.