Gemma Sanderson

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Gemma Sanderson
Born (1983-07-10) 10 July 1983 (age 40) [1]
Nationality Australian
Years active2005present
Modeling information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorHazel
AgencyChic Model Management
Beatrice International Model Management
NEXT Model Management
Storm Model Management
Ice Model Management

Gemma Sanderson (born 10 July 1983) [1] is an Australian model, best known for winning the first cycle of the reality television show Australia's Next Top Model . [2]

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Early career

Prior to winning in Australia's Next Top Model , Sanderson was a finalist in Dolly Magazine's annual model search, which fellow Australian model Miranda Kerr had won the previous year.[ citation needed ]

Australia's Next Top Model

Sanderson was criticized during the final weeks of the show in regard to her suffering from depression, which she admitted to during episode 5. Sanderson won a number of challenges, showing early favoritism from judge Marguerite Kramer (former Harper's Bazaar editor). Sanderson won the show and went on to model both in Australia and internationally, having been represented by Next Model Management in New York, Chic Management in Sydney, Beatrice Models in Milan, and Storm Models in London. [3] [4]

Career

Internationally, she has shot for Macy's, Tchibo, Auchan, and the ASOS catalogue. She portrays the angel girlfriend in Lynx and Axe advertisements.

In Australia and New Zealand, her advertising and fashion campaigns include Jeans West, David Jones Limited, and Myer, while she has appeared in magazines like Dolly Magazine, Frankie Magazine , Cleo , Marie Claire , and FHM . Internationally, she has appeared on the covers of Escape Magazine (Hong Kong) and Silhouette (Italy), and in Elle , Maxim , Jack Magazine , and Grazia (UK).

Sanderson has walked in Australian Fashion Weeks, for leading Australian and New Zealand designers Lisa Ho, Alannah Hill, Trelise Cooper, David Jones Limited, and Myer. [1] [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Profile of fashion model Gemma Sanderson". Fashion Model Directory.
  2. Fowler, Bella (9 September 2018). "Where are they now? The winners from Australia's Next Top Model". Mamamia. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. Chandra, Jessica. "Australia's Next Top Model 2016 Grand Final and Winner". ELLE. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. "Gemma Sanderson earns praise for 'Sweaty Betty' modelling". Fans Share. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  5. Gemma Sanderson's Official Myspace page
  6. "Australia's Next Top Model". Archived from the original on 27 November 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
Preceded by
None
Australia's Next Top Model winner
Cycle 1 (2005)
Succeeded by
Eboni Stocks