▲She's had an extremely successful modelling career in runway, print and television, as well as in acting. Her recent acting endeavour was in the TV series 'Vikings'.

▲This Australian model has Awabakal heritage and was discovered in her hometown of Newcastle, NSW.

▲Australian model Shanina Shaik was borne in Melbourne and has Lithuanian and Middle Eastern ancestry. She debuted on the runway in New York during 2009.

▲Perth-born Megan Gale is a model, brand ambassador, fashion designer and actress. She is an Australian icon.

▲At age 54, the Australian icon Elle Macpherson is a model, businesswoman, television host and actress.

▲Bosnian-born Australian model Andreja Pejić was the first completely androgynous supermodel, later coming out as a trans woman.

▲British-born Sarah Murdoch is an Australian model, actress and TV presenter. She was first discovered at age 17 and moved to Paris to become a runway model. Later she moved onto film and TV.

▲Brisbane-born model Catherine McNeil was voted one of the top 30 models of the 2000s by magazine Vogue Paris.

▲She won the TV series 'Supermodel of Australia' in 2002, and later came second in Ford Models' 'Supermodel of the World'.

▲Sudan-born Australian model Ajak Deng has inspired people all over the world with her past struggles and her current success. She was also ranked in the top 50 models by models.com.

▲Miranda Kerr was first discovered by Dolly magazine when she was only 13 years old. Since 2008 she has been ranked in Forbes' highest earning models numerous times.

▲Abbey Lee is an Australian model, actress and musician, and has recently been dubbed an 'industry icon' by models.com.

▲Robyn Lawley was the first-ever plus-sized model to be featured on the cover of an Australian fashion magazine in 2012 for Madison.

▲Jarrod Scott is an Australian model based in New York, but was actually in the running to become a professional AFL player before his modelling career took off.

▲Jai Stevens is an Australian model and founder and blogger of men's fashion site, Modern Alchemy.

▲Cronulla local Jack Vanderhart was discovered and booked by Calvin Klein at age 17 to work exclusively for their New York show, and has continued to work with big brands since.

▲Mattia Harnacke is an Australian model who was scouted at an equestrian event when he was 18 years old.

▲Australian model Tommy McKeown was scouted out at Byron Bay, then later relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his modelling career further there.

▲Samantha Harris is an Aboriginal Australian model who was first discovered when she won the 2005 'Girlfriend' cover girl competition at age 11. Since then she's has dominated the runway.

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She has also appeared in the films 'The Black Balloon', The Strangers', and 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'.

▲She was Australia's first-ever Victoria's Secret Angel when she walked the runway in her wings in 2007.

▲She was discovered after she finished high school by the same scout that discovered Samantha Harris and Miranda Kerr.

▲Growing up in Melbourne after arriving in Australia at age 8, Pejić was first scouted when she was working at McDonald's when she was 17-years-old.

▲Top 50-ranked model by models.com, Charlee Fraser was the most-booked model during the New York Fashion Week for the spring season of 2018.

▲Actress and model, Alyssa Sutherland was born in Brisbane and was signed to Vogue at age 15 after winning a model search by 'Girlfriend' magazine.

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Nicole Trunfio comes from Merredin, WA and was raised by Italian-Australian parents.

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Australian-born model Jessica Gomes has Portuguese and Chinese heritage. She was featured in the Swimsuit Issue of 'Sports Illustrated' for 8 consecutive years.

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She even participated as a celebrity driver for a promotional celebrity challenge racing event during the 2013 Australian Grand Prix.

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Australian supermodel and actress Gemma Ward was born in Perth and made her runway debut at Australia Fashion Week at age 15.

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Our wonderfully multicultural country is home to stunning beauty and has produced some of the most striking supermodels to ever hit the runway.

Take a look at some of the most successful models from Australia.

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Most successful Australian models

14/05/20 por StarsInsider

FASHION Models

Our wonderfully multicultural country is home to stunning beauty and has produced some of the most striking supermodels to ever hit the runway.

Take a look at some of the most successful models from Australia.

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