Miranda Kerr

Miranda May Kerr (born 20 April 1983) is an Australian model and businesswoman.

Kerr began modelling in the fashion industry when she was 13, winning the 1997 Dolly magazine model search competition.

At age 13, Kerr entered and won the 1997 annual Dolly magazine/Impulse model competition.

Kerr signed to Chic Management's Sydney division (c. 1997).

She received considerable commercial exposure after a series of beachwear ads predominantly for Australian surf chain Billabong, in which Kerr modelled surf brands Tigerlily, Roxy, Billabong Girls, and One Teaspoon.

Kerr was also the brand ambassador of Australia's most recognised swimwear brand, Seafolly.

After modelling in Australia and Japan, Kerr relocated to New York City, where she acquired a minority stake in the Bowery Ballroom, a music venue.

She graduated from All Hallows' School in 2000.

Kerr studied nutrition and health psychology before pursuing modelling.

In New York City, Kerr signed with Next Management and had a slew of runway appearances in early 2004.

From there, she was booked for runway and print campaigns for labels including Alex Perry, Baby Phat, Lisa Ho, Voodoo Dolls, Levi's, Bettina Liano, Nicola Finetti, L.A.M.B., Heatherette, Betsey Johnson, Trelise Cooper, Jets, John Richmond, Blumarine Swimwear, Neiman Marcus, Anna Molinari, Rock and Republic, Roberto Cavalli, and Ober Jeans.

Kerr was also booked for print in magazines such as Elle Girl, Vogue Australia and Harper's Bazaar.

She signed a contract with American cosmetics brand Maybelline New York.

Along with several other Victoria's Secret models, Kerr was also featured in a music video for the single "Number One" by Pharrell featuring Kanye West.

Following her success with Maybelline, Kerr became the first ever Australian Victoria's Secret Angel joining models Alessandra Ambrosio, Karolína Kurková, Adriana Lima, Selita Ebanks, Izabel Goulart, and Heidi Klum.

Kerr rose to prominence in 2007, as one of the Victoria's Secret Angels.

Kerr was the first Australian Victoria's Secret model and also represented the Australian department store chain David Jones.

Kerr has launched her own brand of organic skincare products, KORA Organics, and has written a self-help book.

Before becoming an Angel in 2007, Kerr was already picked to become the successor of Alessandra Ambrosio as the face of PINK in 2006.

In 2007, Kerr signed on as the face of Californian fashion retailer Arden B. Kerr made a small guest appearance in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother alongside fellow Angels Adriana Lima, Marisa Miller, Alessandra Ambrosio, Heidi Klum and Selita Ebanks.

Since 2008, Kerr has consistently ranked on the Forbes list of highest earning models.

Kerr was previously married to English actor Orlando Bloom, with whom she had her first son.

In 2008, Kerr became the new face of the fragrance Clinique Happy and signed a six-figure deal to be the new face of Australian department store David Jones, replacing model Megan Gale.

She also appeared on the cover of British Harper's Bazaar.

She was flown to Sydney a week before her 14th birthday to shoot for the magazine.

Upon Kerr's win, local media expressed "concerned outrage" at her young age.

The controversy raised concerns about the glorification of young girls within the fashion, beauty, and entertainment industries.

Some media outlets claimed her Dolly shoot (including images of a 14-year-old Kerr in bathing suits) constituted a form of paedophilia.

Of the press, Kerr said: "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."

Since 2017, she has been married to Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel, with whom she has two children.

Kerr was born in Sydney, and raised in Gunnedah, New South Wales.

She is the daughter of Therese and John Kerr.

Her mother was 17 years old when she gave birth.

She has a brother, Matthew, who is two years younger.

Kerr is of English ancestry, with smaller amounts of Scottish and French.

During her childhood, Kerr "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."

As a teenager, she was an exchange student to Virginia, U.S.

Her family moved to Brisbane, Queensland, to allow Kerr and her brother to experience city life.

Kerr was initially reluctant to leave her childhood hometown, but her first boyfriend, called Christopher Middlebrook, died in a car accident when they were teenagers and she said it was too painful to stay there.