Vogue Australia September 2007 : Alice Burdeu (AusNTM) by Troyt Coburn

[kissmesweet]

They gave a reality "star" a Vogue cover.
Oh wait, it's Vogue Aus--never mind.

[[alias]]

I can't wait for the cover! She's an amazing model and I think it was a great choice

[fotogenic models]

Originally Posted by kissmesweet

They gave a reality "star" a Vogue cover.
Oh wait, it's Vogue Aus--never mind.

That was really unnecessary. So what if she's a reality star? Suvi Kopoen is a reality star, I don't see anyone complaining about her success.

[iximisspiggyixi]

How is Suvi Koponen a reality star?

[Li Ya Fan]

^ She's a former winner of "Mallikoulu", aka Finland's Next Top Model.

[Nemezide]

yes i was shocked either but Suvi won Finland's next top model, she doesn't look like reality star at all

[*Bianca*]

Originally Posted by kissmesweet

They gave a reality "star" a Vogue cover.
Oh wait, it's Vogue Aus--never mind.

Suvi? Nicole T? Both of those models won model tv show contests.

Also, are you aware that Gemma Ward was on a tv model contest too? (She didn't win, Nicole Trunfio won, but she was on Search for a Supermodel for the first rounds, before she was famous).

I know US Top Model, isn't actually about finding top models, but here in Australia, it is. I applaud Vogue for not only creating an original and homegrown cover, but for choosing Alice to star, rather than some monotonous reprint of a US Vogue celebrity.

[wgtl]

^ Great post, ty!.

[sassybella]

Though you do have to keep in mind that even though Gemma, Nic Trunfio and Suvi were in model reality tv shows, they went out and did the rounds of the industry before landing a cover.

None of them landed a VOGUE cover right off the bat.

Perhaps it's the identity Vogue Aus want to create for it's self - win a tv modeling comp and get a Vogue cover?

[min-SH]

i think we better wait til the covers show up before passing on judgements.

[city girl]

^Agreed. And there's a seperate thread on Vogue Australia to voice your opinions on how bad you think it is

[Cicciolina]

The prize was only a Vogue editorial - from what I gather the cover wasn't part of the prize, but perhaps the editorial was so good they felt it deserved the cover.

[lemeray]

I think America's Next Top Model has created this stereotype that if you were on a modelling reality show then you would be a "model"...in Australia they actually pick girls who have some potential where in America they really don't have any at all.

Well we will see soon if she actually deserved the cover, but hey they could of could of put another celebrity on the cover, it would still be a bad issue. Australia Vogue don't have anything to lose at this point.

[Plato's_Cave]

I think it does say something about Vogue Australia, as I doubt any other Vogue would put a reality show model on the cover, no matter how amazing she was.

(I think it's a bit different with Suvi since most people had no idea that she was a former "model school" winner when Miuccia decided that she was the chosen one. Outside of Finland and tFS, she wasn't known as Suvi, the Mallikoulu winner, just Suvi Koponen, moderately successful model)

That said, I think Alice has a nice look. I'm not sure what her modeling skills are like, but appearance wise she's right up there with the best. Or not quite, but she'd definitely pass for a working runway model. It's not Jaslene from ANTM we're talking about (thank god ).

[*Bianca*]

The cover! She is so beautiful


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