Miranda Kerr

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6 Mar 2024

Miranda Kerr

Miranda May Kerr, born on 20 April 1983, is an Australian model and businesswoman who gained prominence in 2007 as one of the Victoria Secret Angels. Kerr holds the distinction of being the first Australian Victoria's Secret model and has also represented the Australian department store chain David Jones. Beyond her modeling career, she has ventured into entrepreneurship, launching her own brand of organic skincare products, KORA Organics, and authoring a self-help book.

Kerr's journey in the fashion industry began at the age of 13 when she won the 1997 Dolly magazine model search competition. Her modeling success has been consistently recognized, as she has appeared on the Forbes list of highest earning models since 2008.
In her personal life, Miranda Kerr was previously married to English actor Orlando Bloom, with whom she had her first son. Since 2017, she has been married to Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel, and together they have two children.

Miranda Kerr was born in Sydney and raised in Gunnedah, New South Wales, to parents Therese and John Kerr. Her mother was 17 years old at the time of Kerr's birth. She has a younger brother named Matthew, who is two years her junior. Kerr's ancestry is predominantly English, with smaller traces of Scottish and French heritage.During her childhood, Kerr enjoyed activities such as racing motorbikes and riding horses on her grandmother's farm in the Australian countryside. She has described this period as very grounding, highlighting the lack of pretentiousness and the freedom to be oneself without judgment.

As a teenager, Kerr spent time as an exchange student in Virginia, U.S. Her family later moved to Brisbane, Queensland, to provide Kerr and her brother with an experience of city life. Initially hesitant to leave her hometown, Gunnedah, Kerr's perspective changed after the tragic death of her first boyfriend, Christopher Middlebrook, in a car accident during their teenage years, making it too painful for her to stay there.Miranda Kerr graduated from All Hallows' School in 2000. Initially, she pursued studies in nutrition and health psychology before eventually embarking on her successful modeling career.

2013–present: Continued success

Discussions to extend her five-year agreement with David Jones did not reach fruition, resulting in an amicable separation between the two parties. The subsequent month revealed that Kerr's three-year, 1-million deal with Victoria's Secret would not be renewed. Unnamed sources asserted that Kerr had a challenging reputation and was not a major seller for VS. Nevertheless, Kerr's representatives clarified that she couldn't dedicate the required time to the brand. In response, Ed Razek, the chief marketing officer of Victoria's Secret, mentioned he had already invited Kerr to participate in that year's fashion show. Kerr was featured on the cover of Vogue Australia in April and Vogue Korea in July.

She secured the second spot in Forbes' 2013 list of the world's highest-paid models, with estimated earnings of 7.2 million, a 3.2 million increase, and a five-place jump from the previous year. In October, Kerr was named the face of Austrian crystal house Swarovski for their fall 2013 campaign. In December, she starred in the first national campaign of the social shopping website ShopStyle.

By February 2014, Kerr became the ambassador for the Swedish clothing brand H&M. She participated in notable campaigns for Reebok and Wonderbra. In March, Kerr opened and closed for Sonia Rykiel at Fall/Winter Paris Fashion Week. On April 22, 2014, she released her initial single online, featuring her and crooner Bobby Fox, covering Elvis Presley's You're The Boss. In July, Kerr became the face of the Escada fragrance, Joyful. She modeled for the covers of Vogue Taiwan in May and Vogue Australia in July. Kerr was among the 50 models on the September cover of Vogue Italia, celebrating the magazine's 50th anniversary. She was also prominently featured in the November 15-year anniversary issue of Vogue Japan, shot by Mario Testino. Kerr secured the third spot on the 2014 Forbes list of highest-earning models, earning an estimated 7 million.

Kerr was the cover model for the February 2015 issue of American Harper's Bazaar, shot by Richardson. She also covered the March issue of Australian Harper's Bazaar, shot by Kai Z. Feng. In July, Kerr collaborated with Swarovski to design a jewelry line. She ranked sixth on the 2015 Forbes list of highest-earning models, earning an estimated 6.5 million. Kerr appeared on the December cover of Vogue Thailand, the first Australian model to achieve this. She was also featured in a short video shot by Doug Inglish as part of LOVE's annual advent calendar.

Kerr initiated 2016 by fronting Riccardo Tisci's Spring/Summer campaign for Givenchy, alongside models like Joan Smalls, Natalia Vodianova, and fellow Australian Gemma Ward. Her controversial January/February cover for Australian Harper's Bazaar, featuring a nude Kerr under the cover line What Lies Beneath, was later removed from the national supermarket chain, Coles. In March, Kerr was announced as the face of Joe Fresh's fall campaign. She also graced international covers of Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Madame Figaro, and L'Officiel. In June, she opened Jeremy Scott's Resort 2017 show for Moschino, alongside veteran models including Devon Aoki and fellow Victoria's Secret Angels Chanel Iman and Alessandra Ambrosio. The same month, Kerr appeared as a guest mentor on cycle 10 of Australia's Next Top Model. Kerr secured the tenth spot on the 2016 Forbes list of highest-paid models, earning an estimated 6 million.

Kerr featured in a commercial for Buick alongside Cam Newton, aired during Super Bowl LI. In July, she appeared in a video campaign for Louis Vuitton entitled Connected Journeys, celebrating the launch of the brand's Tambour Horizon smartwatch, featuring celebrities like Jennifer Connelly, Doona Bae, Jaden Smith, and Catherine Deneuve.

Controversies

Kerr relinquished 8 million worth of jewelry to the US government during an investigation into a scandal involving Malaysian businessman Jho Low. Low was accused of embezzling Malaysian government funds and utilizing a portion of them to purchase a gift for Kerr. The jewelry, originally gifted to her by Low in 2014 during their romantic relationship, became the subject of scrutiny amid the unfolding controversy.