'Most beautiful girl in the world' shares major life update announcement

A woman who was dubbed the 'most beautiful girl in the world' when she was just six years old has taken to Instagram to share a major life update announcement.

Thylane Blondeau took to the social media platform earlier this week to announce to her 6.8 million followers that she and French DJ Ben Attal, 28, will be getting married after he popped the question during a holiday to Greece.

The 24-year-old French model shared a series of snaps celebrating the engagement and showing off her ring, which is estimated to have cost around $45,000, along with the caption: "I said yes to my best friend. Here’s to forever."

It didn't take long for fans to rush in to share their words of congratulations for the soon-to-be newlyweds.

"NO WAYYYY THYYYYY!!!!!!! Congratulations," beamed one Instagram user.

Thylane Blondeau, who was dubbed the 'most beautiful girl in the world' at the age of six, has just announced her engagement (Instagram/@thylaneblondeau)

A second penned: "So happy for you!"

"Congratulations, you're a beautiful couple! Full of happiness and a long life to both of you," a third chimed in.

Another shared: "The perfect couple, be happy, my darlings."

And a final fan echoed: "Congratulations and best wishes."

Thylane and Ben have reportedly been dating now for almost six years, according to the Daily Mail.

Thylane shared a series of snaps celebrating her engagement to French DJ Ben Attal (Instagram/@thylaneblondeau)

Thylane is the daughter of retired French footballer Patrick Blondeau and TV presenter Véronika Loubry.

She was first discovered by a scout for Jean-Paul Gautier at the age of three, while walking with her mum down the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

While she is best known for featuring in a 2006 Vogue Enfants editorial, which referred to her as 'the most beautiful girl in the world', Thylane has since launched a now-discontinued clothing line called Heaven May.

Thylane was first discovered by a scout for Jean-Paul Gautier at the age of three (Instagram/@thylaneblondeau)

More recently, she's launched a haircare brand called ENALYHT (her name spelt backwards).

She regularly shares her life updates with her millions of Instagram followers, who will no doubt be looking forward to all the upcoming wedding snaps.

As for how she feels about her nickname, the model told the Telegraph in 2018: "Even today, people are like, 'You are the most beautiful girl'.

"And I'm like, 'No, I'm still not, I'm just a human being, a teenager'."

Discussing how she found fame with a Gaultier agent as a toddler during the same interview, Thylane went on to recall: "My mum said, 'No, she's not with an agency, she can't do this'.

"Jean Paul Gaultier said, 'She has to be there tomorrow'. So Mum was like, 'Why not?'.