Thylane was born in the Ivory Coast on April 5, 2001. Her father is the footballer Patrick Blondeau and her mother is French actress and TV presenter Veronika Loubry. The model gained a lot of attention from the media aged just six when her big blue eyes and tousled hair earned her the title "the most beautiful girl in the world". But Thylane had reportedly already been modelling for two years before this, from the age of four.