Gemma Sanderson (born 10 July 1983) is an Australian

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, best known for winning the first cycle of the

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show ''

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''.

Early career

Prior to winning in ''

'', Sanderson was a finalist in '' Dolly Magazines annual model search, which fellow Australian model

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had won the previous year.

''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

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in New York, Chic Management in Sydney, Beatrice Models in

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, and Storm Models in

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Career

Internationally, she has shot for

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, Auchan, and the

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catalogue. She portrays the angel girlfriend in Lynx and

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advertisements. In Australia and

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, her advertising and fashion campaigns include Jeans West,

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, and

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, while she has appeared in magazines like ''Dolly Magazine'', '' Frankie Magazine'', ''

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'', '' Marie Claire'', and ''

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''. Internationally, she has appeared on the covers of ''Escape Magazine'' (Hong Kong) and ''Silhouette'' (Italy), and in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Jack Magazine'', and '' Grazia'' (UK). Sanderson has walked in

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s, for leading Australian and New Zealand designers

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, and

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanderson, Gemma 1983 births Living people People from Newcastle, New South Wales Australian female models Australia's Next Top Model winners