Gemma Louise Ward is an Australian fashion model turned actress. Born in Perth, Western Australia, Ward was first scouted at the age of 14, and made her Australian Fashion Week debut aged 15. She later became the youngest model to appear on the cover of the American edition ...
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I grew up on the beach. It was such a luxury to wake up to the sun and the ocean. - From Teen Vogue
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Some girls get swept up in the lifestyle-clubbing and partying with celebrities. You can't live your life like that, though. It's fake.
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I wanted to be like an actor or a comedian for a little while, because I was always wanting to make people laugh, and being stupid, so I never thought I'd be doing a job where you always have to look nice, and polished and sophisticated.
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I never really cared about what I looked like.
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I came to watch my friends. I was sitting there in the crowd when the agent from Perth came over. I didn't even want to enter, it was a bit of chance. I was so shocked when I got my first job.
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Gave birth to her 1st child at age 26, a daughter Naia Letts in December 2013. Child's father is her boyfriend, David Letts.
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New York Fashion Week, Spring / Summer 2006 season [September 2005]
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Ranked #30 in the 2008 FHM Australia list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".
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She was named as one of the 'Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011' by MTV Networks' NextMovie.com.
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Featured in 32 Vogue magazine covers from 2004-2007.
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Appeared on the cover of the first Vogue China magazine issue. 300,000 copies of the magazine were sold in the first 3 hours.
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Declared one of the top 30 models of the 2000s by Vogue Paris.
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At age 18, Ward became the first model ever to appear on the cover of Teen Vogue magazine.
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Appeared on the Spring 2005 cover of TIME Magazine's Style & Design issue.
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Has younger twin brothers, Oscar and Henry Ward.
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Educated at the Presbyterian Ladies' College and Shenton College.
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Her name means 'Gem' in Italian.
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Wanted to be a actress when she was younger.
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Says her everyday look is a bit more scruffy than the clothes she models.
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