Catherine McNeil

[rouge_red]

they look great, thank you!

 

[Senna]

^ You're welcome! Some more pictures from the same show:

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[Faith Akiyama]

^The pose in the last image should be her money shot

 

[jakeee]

by the time she finishes her contract with Mario, she will be a force to be reckoned with.

her 6 month contract with mario is actually almost over..but ur right..im sure in the coming months she WILL get much better

 

[cestmagique]

^^^the third one! what a cute smile.

 

[liz_rulez]

Does anyone know what her ethnicity is? Mcneil, im guessing is Scottish but she also looks like something else. It's not important i just find it interesting. Her eyes are insanely beautiful!

 

[seanutbutter]

^ I believe she's Australian.

 

[joiedemode]

^Yes she is...

I CAN NOT GET OVER HOW AMAZING SHE IS!

 

[miss_pepa]

She was so amazing at Balmain. One of my favourite shoes she did!

 

[Caroliiine]

^ I believe she's Australian.

Australian isn't really an ethnicity, lol. It doesn't explain her background/heritage, just her nationality. It is kind of like saying I am Canadian... I could be Filipino, Indian, Latina, etc...yet still Canadian.

 

[rouge_red]

She looks stunning there, thank you Senna!

 

[miss_pepa]

Well she was born in Australia and lived there. So shes Australian, but Im not sure if we have her family history to trace her extended background?

 

[Mélange]

Does anyone know what her ethnicity is? Mcneil, im guessing is Scottish but she also looks like something else. It's not important i just find it interesting. Her eyes are insanely beautiful!

I totally agree liz

"her eyes are insanely beautiful" !

here's something I found this on www.scotclans.com

Gaelic Name: MacNèil

Gaelic Motto: Buaidhi no bas (To conquer or die)

Origin of Name: MacNèil ("son of champion")

History
This clan claims descent from Niall, a descendent of Aodh O'Neill, a king of Northern Ireland at the beginning of the eleventh century. Niall came to the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland around 1094 and is commonly held to be the first chief of the clan. Barra itself is thought to take its name either from St. Fionnbharr, the founder of Cork, or from St. Barr, the great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages - a famous king of Ireland.

Of the two branches of the MacNeil clan, the Barra line is now generally recognised as the chief line. Neil MacNeil, 5th of Barra, was recognised as a "Prince" at a council of the Isles in 1252, a great honour for the family.

The fifteenth chief of the MacNeils, Ruadhri "The Turbulent" has been described as "the last of the Vikings", carrying out raiding trips from his island stronghold of Kisimul. When he was arrested for piracy of an English ship at the end of the sixteenth century, he successfully excused himself to James VI by asserting that he thought it "would be deemed good service to harass the subjects of the woman who killed his sovereign's mother!" Ruadhri was eventually captured by his own nephews and his eldest son, Neil Og, became chief.

The clan prospered until 1838 when the 21st chief was forced to sell Barra. The chiefship passed to a cousin in the United States of America, and it was from America that the father of the present chief returned to reclaim the Castle of Kisimul.

[FONT=&quot]He devoted his life the restoration of the house, which is once again the home of the chiefs of the clan MacNeil.[/FONT]

 

[Echoes]

Australian isn't really an ethnicity, lol.

Remember that Australia was once a British prison colony, so many of the names there may have originated in the UK.

 

[miss_pepa]

Australian isn't really an ethnicity, lol. .

Well as an Australian myself, I kind of dispute the comment?

 

[russh_kris_z]

I'm Australian but I'm not australia australian xD =]

 

[Caroliiine]

Well, originally, I thought ethnicity refers to ethnic origin, which is defined as: "Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sizable group of people sharing a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage."

I didn't really see colonized countries (Australia, USA, Canada) as an ethnic origin because their populations do not really share a common racial, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage... their populations are quite diverse in these categories. As opposed to being, for example, Chinese, where a large majority are South Asian, speak Chinese, celebrate Chinese New Year, have rice as a staple in their diet, etc...

Ethnicity is usually referred to as a racial or cultural heritage; I have never heard of it as a national heritage before, so I thought it was the wrong classification. But upon further research, I see I was wrong, it does include national heritage. My apologies.

Remember that Australia was once a British prison colony, so many of the names there may have originated in the UK.

This is kind of what I meant. While X may be Australian, X's ethnicity would actually be the UK origin (ie. German, Dutch) because only 2.2% of the people in Australia are actually "native" Australian, right? Most are the descendants of the Irish, British, etc. settlers. So their ethnicity would usually be listed as "of Irish descent" while they are proudly Australian.

 

[miss_pepa]

^ Dont be sorry Im not offended in any way.
You have a very valid point yourself. All is fine!

 

[Echoes]

because only 2.2% of the people in Australia are actually "native" Australian, right?

The only 'native Australians' are members of the various Aborigine tribes.


Not that it really matters in this thread.

 

[farren fashion]

i love catherine on the runway much more than in editorials.