Australian Models

[Esperanza]

Samantha Harris is Half aboriginal!!! another model who i love that is mixed (fijian indian / german ) is Charlotte Lohmann

 

[purplethistle]

^ I think Samantha Harris is the one that I was thinking of.

 

[irresistable_loz]

Apparently Sam has got the cover of Australian Vogue thats coming out this week... quite a coupe if its true.

 

[jacquelineo]

I'm currently loving Sarah Pauley. I think she has a lot of potential. She has the 3 characteristics I look for in a model. Tall, redhead, interesting face. Her thread is here

Models.com & Daylife

 

[Luna C]

Aussie models are hot! Just curious though, are there any successful Aborgine models..I believe they could have a really fantastic look

Yep there is Samantha Harris, she is doing really well lately. She is half German, half Aboriginal, I think.

bumblebeesandhoneytea.blogspot.com

 

[Bamhutt]

Model citizens

PORTUGUESE, Dutch, Russian, English, South African, Latvian, Mandarin, Belarusian, Korean ... so many languages can be overheard backstage on the international runway circuit, you could be forgiven for thinking you had stumbled into a travelling United Nations fashion summit. Once barely audible in this model polyglot, a specific English accent with an abrasive nasal twang is starting to reach critical mass.
It’s coming from Australians, nearly 30 of whom walked in the autumn 2011 show season in New York, London, Milan and Paris in February and March. More often than not, they walked in the same shows with at least one or two compatriots. Karl Lagerfeld cast five at Chanel in Paris; Giles Deacon cast eight at his show in London. Australian models suddenly find themselves very much in demand.
Abbey Lee Kershaw and Miranda Kerr are currently ranked world numbers five and six by New York-based website models.com, the unofficial industry authority. As distinct from Forbes’ annual Top Earning Models list, which placed Kerr as the world’s ninth highest-paid clotheshorse last year, earning $US4million, models.com calibrates its Top 50 Women rankings via covers, editorial visibility, campaigns and show bookings. Catherine McNeil is ranked No 24 and Sudanese-born Ajak Deng just debuted at No 39. And hot on their heels, season after season, is a cadre of newcomers with the “It” factor.
According to models.com co-founder and editorial director Wayne Sterling, so many top models are emerging from Australia and now also New Zealand – with 17-year-old Kiwi Emily Baker widely viewed as autumn 2011’s top newcomer, grabbing 60 of its biggest shows – that Australasia has emerged as a top three scouting market alongside Russia and The Netherlands. “It’s been building for two years now, somewhere around the emergence of Catherine McNeil and Abbey Lee, but I think this Fall/Winter 2011 season is where it became a trend with major traction,” says Sterling.
What’s so appealing about the Antipodeans? Being low-maintenance apparently tops the list of their positive attributes. “Everybody wants beautiful girls who are slim but [who are also] healthy, outgoing and easy to work with,” notes Sterling. “Australian girls are not b*tches,” says Stephen Lee, an Australian agent at Next Model Management in New York. “It’s [this attitude of] ‘I’m not going to kill anyone.’ There’s not the sense of desperation that was almost formidable with the eastern Europeans.”
“The girls have a very natural beauty and ease about them, along with an incredible sense of confidence and wry humour. They are always a joy to be around and very professional,” echoes Francisco Costa, women’s creative director of Calvin Klein Collection, who has cast Kershaw, Gemma Ward, Julia Nobis, Codie Young, Baker and fellow Kiwi Jessica Clarke. Kershaw also appears with Deng and Bambi Northwood-Blyth in the new ck One campaign and Sydneysider Jack Vanderhart was booked as an exclusive for Calvin Klein’s recent men’s show in New York.
“Australia is becoming a big player, there’s going to be a lot more than just the flavour over the next year or two,” says New York casting director James Scully, whose clients include Oscar de la Renta, Stella McCartney, Lanvin and Tom Ford. “For a while we had Brazil, then Russia, then eastern Europe. It seems to be that a lot of the newer girls are coming from Australia and, to be quite honest, I’m happier with these girls because they’re older and they’re healthier than, or they appear to be healthier than, the girls who were coming from eastern Europe.
“A lot of girls from other countries don’t speak English. A lot of them start too young, whereas I feel like when you get girls from Australia, they’re a lot more finished. There is a different attitude. Every country has their kind of plusses and I find that Australian girls do definitely have a relaxed manner, which makes them easier to work with.”
From blue-eyed blondes a la Kershaw to Sudanese gazelles like Deng, multi-ethnic bombshells in the
form of Kerr, Megan Gale and Jessica Gomes to the androgynous Andrej Pejic (the Bosnian-born sensation who has proved himself equally adept at modelling menswear and womenswear), another factor by which it seems Australians distinguish themselves is that, unlike some other model nationalities, you can actually tell them apart.
“After doing this for a million years, I can tell the minute a girl walks through the door where she’s from,” says Scully. “A lot of the times the Australian girls pretty much throw me off. If they don’t open their mouths I don’t necessarily know where they come from”.

theaustralian.com.au

 

[HeatherAnne]

Thanks for the bump Bamhutt, the Aussies are certainly making a huge rise in the industry.

Unmentioned in this thread so far are;

My current Aussie favorite Rosemary Smith

ones2watch

Another newcomer, Codie Young

digtialdiamonds

Julia Nobis whose career has become solid

elle.com

One to watch, Hirschy

anniieemal.blogspot.com

Newcomer Dempsey Stewart

thestolenorchid.com

Newcomer, Emily Wake

catwalking

Who else are we missing?

 

[tanii94]

Bambi Northwood-Blyth?^

 

[HeatherAnne]

^ Yeah, good call, hard to believe she wasn't mentioned here yet!

 

[Bamhutt]

Newcomer, MJ (Melissa Johannsen)

frockwriter

Super new face Krystal Glynn has signed with DNA in NY!

blacklognz.blogspot.com

I have a feeling we're still missing a few...

 

[Cut Copy]

they are so amazing! my faves are Julia Nobis, Rosemary, Dempsey, MJ and Codie.

 

[Hoother]

Ruby-Jean is dominating RAFW at the moment, plus she was just YSL and Giles (I think those were them) exclusives.

 

[miss_catherine]

So many lovely Australian models doing well at the moment.

 

[blondegypsy]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned her yet but what about Brittaney Johnston who's currently working in Milan?

I don't know how to put images into posts yet so her's the link to one of her folio's...
http://www.fashionmodel.it/it/f-w-2011-2012/brittaney-johnston

 

[HeatherAnne]

^ Impressive girl, thank you, here's a pic:

fashionmodel.it

 

[Bamhutt]

Promising new faces:

Jemma Baines (Winner of 2010 Girlfriend Rimmel Model Search)

Kaila Hart

fashionising.com

 

[cologne_rocks]

I love Australian models

(Busy Models)

What do you think about Lydia at Busy Models? She just confirmed with Oui Management in Paris. I opened a thread for her:

http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f52/lydia-134863.html

 

[HeatherAnne]

Reviving the thread again, enjoying the life in it recently:

Here's half Aussie/half Kiwi new male model face that Bamhtt found on models.com, love him!

models.com

 

[cologne_rocks]

Hi guys! Watch this girl.

(IMG Models)

http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f52/jess-gold-144079.html

 

[Cut Copy]

plenty of aussie models in NY right now! makes me very proud!