Down-to-earth Australian model Gemma Ward is just a favorite with fashion insiders: Her ethereal eyes landed more than 30 Vogue covers around the world.Residence: New York, NY, USA
City: Perth, Australia
Height: 5'10 "
Eye Color: Blue
Date of birth: November 3, 1987
Agency: IMG
Gemma was born on November 3, 1987 in Perth, Australia, the second of four children of Gary and Claire Ward. She has an older sister, Sophie, and younger twin brothers, Oscar and Henry. Gemma studied at the School Presbyterian Ladies College and Shenton. In October 2002, in his hometown of Perth, Chris Fox Gemma seen in the audience at the taping of television in Australia in search of a mannequin. She was just there to support her friends, but Gemma Fox persuaded to participate in the contest. No win, but was signed with Fox Vivien. David Cunningham, director of development at IMG, was sent some pictures of Gemma, and was fascinated. Requested more pictures and as soon as I thought, 'Oh, my God. " Vivien asked if he could have Russell Marsh, who threw for Prada. "Cunningham also asked for some natural digital photos of Gemma. When he arrived, said:" I almost fell on the floor, and I could see its proportions.
Russell came into the office the next day and I said, "I have a surprise for you. "
In October, Gemma favorite Prada fashion show and for its advertising campaign this season, shot by Steven Meisel, who immediately gave him a strong international presence. Additional listings for Jil Sander, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Hermès, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Swarovski, Valentino and others soon followed.
In September 2004, at 16 Gemma on the cover of Vogue, and also includes a model for the launch edition of Teen Vogue. Gemma was the youngest model chosen to be in a Vogue shoot of nine girls in the modeling world, which included supermodels Daria Werbowy colleagues, Gisele Bundchen, Natalia Vodianova, Karolina Kurkova and. She has since appeared in more than 30 Vogue covers around the world, including Australia, the U.S. versions, British, Japanese and French. She also made the cover of the first issue of Vogue India, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier and the first issue of Vogue China in 2005.
view of the photographer Nick Knight, the ethereal look of models Gemma and Lily Cole, Natasha Poly, Daria Werbowy and Lily Donaldson, is part of a new trend. It is' that when the atmosphere is new, a new wave of photography, new clothes, "he says. "Gemma is one of the few models that seem to come from another dimension."
In July 2007, having won three million dollars U.S. for one year was named Gemma Forbes list of 15 best-paid supermodels world.
Gemma has long aspired to become an actor. Drama and comedy are passions that she has kept since she was a child. She has starred in films such as The Black Ball and foreigners, and appeared in the video for John Mayer "Daughters". And her talents do not stop there: she also blogged about his experience as a model. "It's something weird about shows you can sometimes feel that things are a bit pointless ... But no matter how many seasons you do, you lea
ve each lesson with a deep story, a new lease on life, and you think to have changed little since the first show.
