malluaunty: Miranda Kerr

Biography

Born in Sydney and raised in Brisbane, Australia, Miranda Kerr kick-started her modeling career in her early teens. Spurred on by the encouragement of her family and friends, Miranda fortuitously decided to enter the Dolly/Impulse Modeling Competition in 1997 when she was just 13 years old. She shocked everyone, including herself, when she won the competition, but she was completely surprised by the backlash that immediately followed her appearance in the Australian teen magazine Dolly.

The media quickly turned Miranda Kerr’s winter-clothing pictorial into a debate regarding pedophilia and the acceptable age at which girls should start modeling. Nonetheless, Miranda gracefully handled the controversy and parla yed her newfound notoriety into a burgeoning career.

miranda kerr gets work as a model

Miranda Kerr spent the next several years w orking nonstop, appearing in advertisements for companies such as Levi's and Baby Phat. She became a fixture within the pages of such illustrious publications as Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, and she built a reputation as one of the most reliable and hardworking models on the scene.

miranda kerr models for victoria's secret

When she landed a coveted gig as one of the fa ces of Ma ybelline, Miranda Kerr's profile was given a significant boost. Her star only continue d to rise when she was chosen as the first Australian to model on the runway for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, and when she appeared opposite Kanye West and Phar rell Williams in the music video for “Number One."

miranda kerr is named no.19 in 2008 top 99

In 2007, Miranda Kerr became the face of fashion retailer Arden B. and Clinique Happy. She also made a small-screen appearance in the comedy How I Met Your Mother, and ranked at No. 19 on AskMen.com's list of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2008.