Brief Background
Miranda May Kerr (born 20 April 1983) is an Australian model. Kerr began modelling in the fashion industry when she was 13, starting at Chaay's Modelling Agency, and subsequently won a 1997 Australian nationwide model search hosted by Dolly magazine & Impulse fragrances. Kerr rose to prominence in 2007 after landing the Angel Wings of Victoria's Secret and becoming the ambassador of Australian department stores David Jones. Her portfolio is rich with High Fashion photographers including: Steven Meisel, Fabien Baron, Peter Lindenburgh, Alasdair McLellan, Mert & Marcus, Sølve Sundsbø, Inez & Vinoodh and Patrick Demarchelier, to name a few. Since 2012, Miranda became a sensational best-selling face across Asia especially in Japan. In addition, Kerr has launched her own brand of organic skincare award-wining products, KORA Organics in 2009, and released two self-help New York Bestseller books: Treasure Yourself (2011) and Empower Yourself (2014).
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
|---|---|
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Measurements | 32–24–34 (US) 81–61–86 (EU) |
| Dress size | 2 US/6 UK/34 EU |
| Shoe size | 8 US/39 EU |
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Early Life
Kerr was born in Sydney, and was raised in the small town of Gunnedah, New South Wales. She is the daughter of Therese and John Kerr. She has a brother, Matthew, who is two years younger. In an interview, Kerr stated that her ancestry is mostly English with smaller amounts of Scottish and French. During her childhood, Kerr revealed: "believe it or not, I was a tomboy; I raced motorbikes and rode horses on her grandmother's farm". She describes her early life in the Australian countryside as "very grounding ... there wasn't any pretentiousness, and no one really cared what you were wearing. You could just be you." Her family moved to Brisbane to allow Kerr & her brother to experience the city life. She graduated from All Hallows' school in 2000. Kerr studied nutrition and nutrition psychology before pursuing modelling after her father advised her to.
Career
1997 - 2002
At age of 13, Kerr entered and won the 1997 Annual Dolly & Impulse Modelling Competition. She was flown to Sydney a week ealier before her 14th birthday to shoot for the cover of Dolly magazine. Upon Kerr's win, local media expressed "concerned outrage" at her young age and controversies were raised about the glorification of young girls within the fashion and entertainment industries. Some of the press even claimed that her Dolly photoshoot was a form of paedophilia. Years later, Kerr stated: "In the media at the time they were trying to cling on to anything remotely to do with paedophilia. Dolly is a magazine for teenage girls, not for old men. And I was fully clothed! Doing a winter shoot! They just made something out of nothing."
2003 - 2004
Kerr was signed to Chic Management's Sydney division. She received considerable commercial exposure after a series of capaigns for several Australian brands such as Billabong, Voodoo Dolls, Tigerlily swimwear, Roxy, JETS swimwear, Delias, RMK shoes and Myer department store. This increased her profile in the Australian and Asian markets. Afterwards, Kerr relocated briefly in Paris where she was booked for Ober Jeans, Garnier and ELLE magazine before relocating for good in New York where she became co-owner of the Bowery Ballroom. In New York, Kerr had a multitude of runway appearances during the Fashion Week and signed with NEXT Model Management. From there, she was booked for runway and print campaigns for major labels, including Alex Perry, Baby Phat, Lisa Ho, Levi's, Bettina Liano, Nicola Finetti, L.A.M.B, Heatherette, Betsey Johnson, Trelise Cooper, Neiman Marcus, Seafolly Swimwear, Anna Molinari, Stephanie Schaich, Rock & Republic and Roberto Cavalli. Her rise in the fashion industry rocketed with editorials in Vogue, Glamour, Harper's Bazaar; landing a three-year contract as the new face of Portmans; and being feutred in TV spots for Coca Cola, Veet and Sunsilk.
2005 - 2006
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