Gabrielle Westbrook-Patrick (born 28 January 1996), is a New Zealand-born Australian model of Samoan,

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, and

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descent.

Early life

Westbrook was born in

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as an only child. Her family moved to

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when she was two. Westbrook started out as a child model but did not officially sign with a major agency until 2012. She grew up in the

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area of

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before moving to

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to pursue an international modeling career.

Career

At the age of 15 Westbrook was discovered by Kathy Ward, owner of Chic Model Management at The Girlfriend Model Search, the same competition that launched Miranda Kerr's career. In 2013 she was selected to be the face of the L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival. She has been on the cover of magazines such as

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shot by Derek Henderson, and

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. Her modeling portfolio includes features in magazines such as

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and

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. Westbrook's career has also included advertising campaigns for brands such as Urban Outfitters, Armani, Vera Wang, Diesel and Elie Saab.

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* 1996 births Living people Australian female models Australian expatriates in the United States Australian people of Samoan descent Australian people of German descent Australian people of English descent Australian people of Irish descent New Zealand emigrants to Australia People from New South Wales {{Model-stub