Superfemme businesswoman, top model and Mother Earth advocate Candice Swanepoel brings her Barbie vibe to V Magazine #142 Summer 2023.

Leila Bani styles Candice in Alaia, Alexander Vaulthier, Bent Kahina, Brielle, Jacquemus, LaQuan Smith, Lisu Vega, Mikael Kale, Rick Owens, Zeynep Arcay and more. Photographer Greg Swales [IG] is in the studio for V #142 and more images of Tropic of C swimwear raising May temperatures./ Makeup by Barbara Moura; hair by Dimitri Giannetos

Kevin Ponce interviews Swanepoel in ‘Keeping Up with Candice Swanepoel’, asking the model mother and entrepreneur about balancing motherhood with her career, the origins and sustainability principles that define her brand Tropic of C, and what 2023’s summer days have in store for her.

Ponce asks Candice about the strong emphasis on sustainability and ethical production in Tropic of C’s DNA. Her answer is very thoughtful, including her statement that humans “are all energy and that whatever you put out in the world comes back around.”

Swanepoel cites being tied as humans to a larger consciousness and also her personal mission of acting as an inspiration to other brands to follow her lead as a sustainable brand.