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A Primer on Model Stella Maxwell

14 things to know about the Victoria's Secret Angel―and Kristen Stewart's rumored new girlfriend.

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Over the past few weeks, actress Kristen Stewart has been rumored to have a new love interest: Stella Maxwell. The model visited Stewart on the set of her new movie Lizzie in Savannah, Georgia, where they "seemed to have fun," according to a source, and another reports they're now spending time together in L.A. Here are 14 things to know about supermodel Stella Maxwell.

She's Northern Irish

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The model was born in Belgium to Northern Irish parents. Her family moved to Australia and then New Zealand when she was a teenager.

She's a Victoria's Secret Angel

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Maxwell was promoted to Angel status in 2014.

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She was nervous for her Victoria's Secret Fashion Show auditions

Super-gorgeous models, they're just like us!

She's starred in some major campaigns

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And walked some major runways

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Like the Balmain spring 2017 runway in Paris this year.

She loves L.A.

"My favorite place in the world right now is Los Angeles," Maxwell told Victoria's Secret. "I feel at home there and I really love my friends and my life there. I love road tripping and camping and surfing. It's just cool."

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And wears boots in hotel beds

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She was discovered while shopping in New Zealand

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"I was actually in New Zealand studying, and I just got discovered," she's said. "I was with my friend shopping, and this woman came up to me and was like, 'Would you like to come in? I own an agency.'"

She has killer off-duty model style

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She used to date Miley Cyrus

The two were spotted kissing in the summer of 2015.

She once had a pixie cut

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She sported a bleach-blond cut when she walked the runway in 2008.

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She appeared in Love's Advent calendar

Re-creating one of Margot Robbie's raciest scenes in Wolf of Wall Street.

Actually, she appeared in this year's Love Advent calendar twice

NBD.

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