Heinen was discovered in Hyves by a scout for Salva Models. Shortly afterwards, she switched to Micha Models. She has since joined Women Management in Milan,[4] Paris and New York, Select London, Dominique Brussels, UNO Barcelona, and Place Hamburg.
She has appeared in editorials for Italian, Russian, Netherlands and Spain Elle, U.S, Japanese, Mexican and Kazakhstan Harper's Bazaar and British, Portugal, Russian and Mexican Vogue. She also appeared on Maroon 5's music video for "Payphone". Heinen appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in 2014.[8]
In 2017, Heinen was featured on the cover of Fashion's February and Maxim's September issue respectively.[9][10]
Victoria's Secret
In 2011, Heinen walked in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.[11] Alongside Candice Swanepoel and Lais Ribeiro, Heinen then appeared in the commercial for the brand's underwear collection, Body by Victoria.[12] She made her second appearance in the company's fashion show in 2012. In 2013, she was in the Victoria's Secret "multi way" bra commercial and walked in 2014 fashion show.
Acting
Aside from modeling, Heinen is also an actress. She made her acting debut in the 2019 independent drama film The Assistant.[13] She then appeared in an episode of the television series Billions in 2020. Her next role was as Charlotte in an episode of the fourth season of Search Party in 2021. In the following year, she had a minor role in Damien Chazelle's comedy-drama Babylon.[14]
Popularity
Heinen was voted No. 48 in 2016, No. 74 in 2017, No. 37 in 2018, No. 135 in 2020, No. 79 in 2021, No. 63 in 2022 and No. 101 in 2023 in FHM's annual "500 most beautiful women in the Netherlands" poll[15] and No. 18 in Maxim's 2017 "Hot 100 List".[16]
Personal life
Heinen was born in Borculo, a town in the eastern Netherlands. She has been living in New York since she was seventeen. Since 2021, Heinen has been dating American actor Michael Trevino. The pair got engaged on 24 December 2023.[17][18]