I just found an article about Alexandra and fellow model Samantha Harris attending an Australian event called "Magic Millions". (I just copied Alexandra's part.)
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Rachel Syers
January 6th, 2009
ALEXANDRA Agoston and Samantha Harris are about to steal the spotlight at the coming Magic Millions premier racing carnival held on the Gold Coast.
They'll parade, mingle, chit-chat and, of course, pose for the cameras, and generally up the style stakes with their enigmatic and towering presence.
On Thursday, Agoston and Harris will head a model representative that will greet 50 VIP guests at the Magic Millions Welcome of Style event at Warner Bros Movie World. Friday will see them parade stunning haute couture creations and Paspaley pearls worth millions, at the David Jones Racing Fashion Preview, and Saturday they will visit the Gold Coast Turf Club.
And it is just the beginning of what is to be an exciting year for Agoston and Harris two young women who share so much in common.
Yet each will have a very different year ahead.
At 20, Agoston is one of the newest Aussie faces to conquer the US and Europe catwalks, and has jet-setted back from her New York base to spend family time in Mosman for Christmas before flying back to Paris for the haute-couture show season.
She's already been walking tall, at 183cm in fact, within the industry for four years since debuting at Australian Fashion Week in 2004.
ALEXANDRA AGOSTON
She may be one of the most popular young models on the international catwalk scene.
But backstage banter with star designers and iconic fashion industry names counts for little when trudging up a forested mountain in the wilderness of Wales.
``I feel a little like nature woman,'' laughs Agaston, who comes across over the phone from Sydney as cultured, worldly, and a little fun-loving.
``We had on wellies and were carrying these huge haute couture dresses from Christian Dior and Christian Lacroix up the mountain side and when we got to the top we got changed,'' she explains.
``You've got to laugh and love it that was for Tatler and the end shots were amazing, but every shoot is so different.''
She should know, having clocked up magazine editorial from Russh, Razor and Vogue to Harper's Bazaar in Australia in her first year of modelling.
The following year, at age 17, Next modelling agency in New York flew Agoston over for an international debut.
The appeal of her unique facial features and long legs was undeniable, and Agoston was booked for an unprecedented 19 shows in her first season at New York Fashion Week, including the successful Australian label sass n bide.
Agoston again made waves, with American Vogue, Elle Girl, and V Magazine just a sample of who clamoured after her for their glossy pages.
The rest of the world became her oyster and since conquering the US catwalks, Agoston has appeared as one of the official `faces' of L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, returned for select designers at Australian Fashion Week and, of course, invaded Europe.
She has since walked down the runways for Givenchy, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano and Armani Prive to name but a few.
A highlight was the Autumn/Winter Haute Couture 60th anniversary celebration show of the house of Christian Dior at the Baroque Palace of Versailles.
``I have been really happy to be going steadily upwards (in modelling),'' says Agoston.
``I love doing photographic shoots but the catwalk is great too it gets pretty hectic backstage but you can catch up with girls you haven't seen for a while.''
The variety of work pouring her way has proven her `look' has versatility in the industry, with Agoston admitting `people are always asking me where I'm from'.
She adores living in New York's Williamsberg, citing the locals as being `so passionate and a real driving force'.
But as for the common practice of sharing a `model house' with other international girls, Agoston could think of nothing worse.
``I've heard horror stories about sharing one bathroom,'' she laughs again.
Her head seems not to be affected by being in the clouds, with a plan B already in place if she chooses to return to the 9-to-5 life. ``I did physics and maths at school and had an interest in architecture, but pretty much put university off to try modelling, which seems to be going well so far.''
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/01/06/36871_more-fashion.html