Hilda van der Meulen
Elegant, Frisian, worldly, creative, characterised by her timeless appearance and sharp insights.
In Short
Growing up as a down to earth girl in Friesland, a beautiful farm country in the north of the Netherlands. Her first experience as an entrepreneur was as an equestrian on national level — riding, training and trading horses. As a lark, she entered and unexpectedly won the Miss Holland Beauty Pageant and represented the Netherlands in the Miss World pageant in Sun City, South Africa.
After her Miss Holland obligations a whole new world had been opened up. Demand for her services as a model and later an actress and presenter took her to London, Paris, Monaco and Los Angeles, where she lived for years. Her skills as an entrepreneur came soon to light — she had a knack for creating projects, financing and executive producing. This “Hollywood” experience transpired into connections to quality Hollywood producers, distributors, international investors and bankers, and took her back and forth from Europe and the USA.
Almost two decades of international business experience, financial adroitness and versatility, driven by a clean purpose, bring an extensive creative outlook and international expansion to projects and businesses.
When becoming a mother in 2013 she took a few years off. She decided to contribute her experience and expertise only to purpose driven projects and businesses with vast cultural and sustainable impact.
Life is a game — dare to play it
After a carefree youth in Friesland centred around horse riding, Hilda grew into a determined Frisian girl with plenty of passion and no fear of hard work. At seventeen she started her own equestrian business — training young horses, competing, giving lessons as a certified riding instructor and trading horses. When her horses were asked to model for a catalogue and Hilda had to accompany them, it turned out to be her accidental first step into the modelling world. On a whim, she entered the Miss Nederland pageant. To her own surprise she won, and was chosen to represent the Netherlands at the Miss World pageant in Sun City, South Africa, as Miss Nederland.
After fulfilling her duties as Miss Nederland, a whole new world of possibilities opened up. She was in high demand as a model and later as an actress and presenter. Her career took her to London, Paris, Monaco and Los Angeles, where she lived for years.
With her Hollywood experience and background she brings versatility and professional creativity to her projects, giving them an international allure.
