SEAFOLLY campaign
THREE years ago, Samantha Harris was a shy model from Tweed Heads struggling to find her feet in front of the camera.
Now, the beautiful 19-year-old has been chosen as the 2010 face of Australia's biggest-selling swimwear label, Seafolly.
Showing off her toned curves in an itsy-bitsy, red, polka-dot bikini for the label's summer campaign, Harris posed for this stunning image on Dunk Island last week.
"I was a bit nervous at the start because I'd never shot swimwear before; but after a while, I felt really comfortable and had a great time," she said.
Harris's profile has skyrocketed since she graced the cover of the latest Vogue Australia magazine early last month.
She also walked in 18 shows at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week and will appear in Vogue Australia's August issue, before heading to the US in September for New York Fashion Week.
Harris joins a host of big names to have worked for Seafolly, including Miranda Kerr, Alyssa Sutherland and Catherine McNeil.
Seafolly chief executive Anthony Halas said Harris's appointment was in no way a response to model Jessica Hart's recent signing as the face of Myer and Seafolly's presence at Myer and David Jones stores.
"It's purely just what was best for our brand," he said.Harris will join Hart in Seafolly's campaign launch next month.
"This is her first signing as a brand ambassador," Mr Halas said. "'She's still shy, which is so nice ... but she's also a fully professional model."