Samantha Harris (model)

Samantha Harris (born July 20, 1990) is an Australian fashion model.

Samantha Harris
Harris at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney, November 2012
Born (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990
Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationModel
Years active2004–present
Modeling information
Height5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown

Early life

Born in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Harris grew up in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.[1] Her mother is an Indigenous Australian member of the Stolen Generations, originally of the Dunghutti tribe, and her father is of German and English descent. She attended Tweed River High School.[2]

She currently lives in Sydney, New South Wales.[3]

Career

At age 11, she won the "Girlfriend Covergirl" competition.[4] In 2006, Harris was flown to New York to be shot by Patrick Demarchelier for Glamour. Shortly after this, in 2010 Harris was announced as a brand ambassador for popular Australian swimwear brand Seafolly. Harris featured prominently during Australian Fashion Week 2010 where she appeared in a record number of shows. Harris appeared in the March 2010 edition of Australian Vogue, and featured on the June 2010 cover of the same magazine. Harris was also shot by Simon Upton for Harper's Bazaar Singapore.[5][6] In January 2011, Harris was named a "young women's fashion ambassador" for Australian department store, David Jones.[7] Along with Miranda Kerr and Megan Gale, Harris was part of the store's television and print campaign for the Spring/Summer 2011/12 season.[8]

In 2015, Harris was a contestant in the fifteenth season of Dancing with the Stars and became the newest ambassador for Priceline.[9]

References
  1. Date with Kate - Samantha Harris smh.com.au, 26 September 2010
  2. Aboriginal model in Vogue mydailynews.com.au, 30 April 2010
  3. Covered in glory, that's Super Sam Harris goldcoast.com.au, 4 May 2010
  4. Covergirl Samantha Harris says 13 is not too young to model, Courier Mail, 9 Oct 2015
  5. Aboriginal model a stir at Fashion Week Sydney Morning Herald, 3 May 2010
  6. Sam models at Sydney Fashion Week mydailynews.com.au, 4 May 2010
  7. David Jones gives Samantha a leg-up Courier Mail, 16 January 2011
  8. Top 10 Most Beautiful Australian Models, 9 Oct 2015
  9. Moran, Jonathon (17 June 2015). "Model Samantha Harris the latest celebrity contestant announced for Dancing With The Stars". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
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