AMERICAN SUPERMODEL TURNED MUSLIM PRINCESS KENDRA SPEARS ANNOUNCES SHE IS EXPECTING HER FIRST CHILD

American supermodel Kendra Spears, who is married to Prince Rahim Aga Khan lived her own real-life fairy-tale.

And now just like Kate and William, this royal couple will be adding to their family as they announce they are expecting their first child.

On the website for Nizari Ismailism, of which Prince Rahim Aga Khan is Imam, his father, Aga Khan IV, Mawlana Hazar Imam, posted the statement:

'Expressing his greatest happiness, Mawlana Hazar Imam informed the Jamat today that Prince Rahim and Princess Salwa are expecting their first child. Around the world, Ismailis are gathering in Jamatkhanas to celebrate the happy news.'

Prince Rahim & Kendra

The 25-year-old earned her royal title when she married Prince Rahim Aga Khan, 42, the eldest son of billionaire racehorse owner, His Highness Aga Khan IV, last September.

Prince Rahim studied in the U.S. at Brown University and the Navarra Business School in Barcelona, Spain and is involved in the poverty reduction efforts of the Aga Khan Development Network.

His father, the Aga Khan, a British national, is the 49th hereditary Imam of Ismaili Shi'as, and is regarded by his followers as a direct bloodline descendant of the prophet Mohamed.

After an engagement of only four months, Kendra and Prince Rahim exchanged vows at the Bellerive Castle in Geneva, Switzerland.

The union of Kendra and Prince Rahim, reportedly worth around $800m, was the culmination of a fairytale story for the Seattle-born beauty, who rapidly rose to fame after winning an online modelling contest.

Hailed as the 'next Cindy Crawford,' Spears has an impressive modelling resume - in fact, she and Prince Rahim were reportedly introduced by fellow supermodel Naomi Campbell.

But this beauty has brains too - she obtained a B.A. in sociology from the University of Washington.

It was only after graduating that she was discovered via MySpace by Ford Models.

She landed a contract with Ford Models and made her debut at New York Fashion Week in September 2008.

Her career lifted off in 2009, when she appeared on the covers of French ELLE, Chinese Vogue, and Dazed & Confused.

She has also appeared in campaigns for Diane von Furstenberg and Prada and walked for Calvin Klein, Chanel, Lanvin, Yves Saint Laurent and Givenchy, among many others.