Joelle Kayembe

Joelle Kayembe stands 5'10" with a slim build, black hair, and brown eyes. She was born on May 31, 1983, in Lubumbashi, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the, and holds Congolese nationality. Her measurements are 34-24-36, and she has a natural C-cup bust.

Kayembe began her career in 2014, working as both an actress and a glamour model. She gained fame as the first Black woman to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Her work has also appeared in Cosmopolitan and Elle, and she has been featured in a Sprite Zero advertisement. In addition to modeling, she is a painter for select clients and has acted in films, including the role of Zina in Jérôme Salle's 2013 film Zulu.

Her modeling career includes being a finalist in the International Supermodel 2005 competition held in China and walking the runways at SA Fashion Week and Johannesburg Fashion Week. She also appeared in Ludacris's music video for "Pimpin' All Over the World." On September 27, 2008, she married mining magnate Bongani Mbindwane in a traditional ceremony, but their relationship ended in a legal dispute. In April 2010, she proposed a R10-million settlement, and by November, a court ordered her out of their home.