Younes Bendjima

Younes Bendjima (born May 5, 1993) is an Algerian-American model.

Early Life
Bendjima was born in Algeria. His parents separated while he was still very young, after which his father moved to New York, USA, while his mother relocated to Paris, France. He spent much of his youth in New York, with his father, who had opened a traditional Algerian restaurant there. He also often helped his father by working at his restaurant. He visited his mother in France each year during the summer vacation, which is why he can speak French fluently. Apart from English and French, he is also fluent in Arabic.

Career
In 2011, while living in New York and working at his father's restaurant, Younes Bendjima was approached by a talent scout who offered him an interview with a modeling agency. Younes, who as a child dreamed of becoming a boxer, was taking boxing training at the time with the hope of pursuing that dream. As such, he ignored the modeling opportunity initially, but after he failed to win a series of boxing competitions, he decided to try his luck in the modeling industry.

He signed a professional contract with Next Model Management and appeared in several print campaigns for the next two years. In 2013, he was one of the models walking the catwalk for Givency for their Spring/Summer Campaign. However, despite his flourishing modeling career, it is his romantic involvements that has kept him in the news for a long time. He first made headlines in mid-2015 for his relationship with British model Jourdan Dunn. As the news of his break up with the model spread on tabloids in October 2016, it was revealed that he was already seeing reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian. Rumors about their relationship soon became a sensation on the internet, and he has since then graced the pages of tabloid regularly. While rumors ended after they made their relationship public in mid-2017, the paparazzi has had a busier time snapping them while vacationing together or attending various events.

Personal Life
Bendjima was in a relationship with model Jourdan Dunn before they broke-up after a year of dating.

He was then in a relationship with television personality Kourtney Kardashian before they too broke-up.

Family
Wives and Partners
 * Jourdan Dunn (Ex-Girlfriend)
 * Kourtney Kardashian (Ex-Girlfriend; 2016-2018)