Samantha Harris (born 20 July 1990) is an Australian
fashion model
A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as a visual aid for people who are creating works of art or to pose for photography. Thoug ...
.
Early life
Born in
Tweed Heads, New South Wales
Tweed Heads is a town in New South Wales. It is located on the Tweed River in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in Tweed Shire, next to the border with Queensland and adjacent to its "twin town" of Coolangatta, which is a suburb of the ...
, Harris grew up in the
Northern Rivers
Northern Rivers is the most north-easterly region of the Australian state of New South Wales, located between north of the state capital, Sydney, and encompasses the catchments and fertile valleys of the Clarence, Richmond, and Tweed rivers. ...
region of
New South Wales
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. Her mother is an
Indigenous Australian
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member of the
Stolen Generations
The Stolen Generations (also known as Stolen Children) were the children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from their families by the Australian federal and state government agencies and church miss ...
, originally of the
Dunghutti
The Djangadi people, also spelt Dhungatti, Dainggati, Tunggutti or Dunghutti are an Aboriginal Australian people resident in the Macleay Valley of northern New South Wales
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tribe, and her father is of
German
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**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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and
English
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* English people
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Peoples, culture, and language
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descent. She attended
Tweed River High School
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. Harris has three brothers.
Career
At age 13, Harris won the "Girlfriend Magazine Covergirl" competition which catapulted her to international fame and a contract with Chic Management.
In 2006, Harris was flown to New York to be shot by
Patrick Demarchelier
Patrick Demarchelier (; 21 August 1943 – 31 March 2022) was a French fashion photographer.
Early life and education
Born near Paris in 1943 to a modest family, Demarchelier spent his childhood in Le Havre, Normandy, with his mother and four ...
for ''
Glamour
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Arts
Film
* ''Glamour'' (1931 film), a British film
* ''Glamour'' (1934 film), an American film
* ''Glamour'' (2000 film), a Hungarian film
Writing
* ''Glamour'' (magazine), a magazine for women
* ''The Glamour ...
''. Shortly after this, in 2010 Harris was announced as a brand ambassador for popular Australian swimwear bran
Seafolly Harris featured prominently during
Australian Fashion Week
Australian Fashion Week, formerly Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA) and Afterpay Australian Fashion Week (AAFW), is an annual fashion industry event, or fashion week, showcasing the latest seasonal collections from Australian desig ...
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
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Early life
Upton was edu ...
for ''
Harper's Bazaar
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'' Singapore.
In January 2011, Harris was named a "young women's fashion ambassador" for Australian department store,
David Jones. Along with
Miranda Kerr
Miranda May Kerr (; born 20 April 1983) is an Australian model and businesswoman. Kerr rose to prominence in 2007, as one of the Victoria's Secret Angels. Kerr was the first Australian Victoria's Secret model and also represented the Australia ...
and
Megan Gale
Megan Kate Gale (born 7 August 1975) is an Australian model and actress. Born in Perth, Western Australia, Gale won a model contest when she was 18 in her home town. In 1999 she was cast in a series of commercials for the Italian telecommunicat ...
, Harris was part of the store's television and print campaign for the Spring/Summer 2011/12 season.
In 2015, Harris was a contestant in the
fifteenth season of ''
Dancing with the Stars
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'' and became an ambassador for
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.
At age 18, Harris was the second indigenous model to grace the cover of Vogue, and is pushing for more diversity in the modelling industry. “''Australia is nowadays very multicultural. There are plenty of different races and it's nice to showcase what we have to offer on the runways… It's celebrating us as a country'',” she stated.
Harris has been a staunch supporter of the Black Life Matters movement and has been vocal regarding the debate to move Australia Day to a different date.
In 2019, Harris was named as a Goodwill Ambassador for
World Vision Australia
World Vision Australia (WVA) is an ecumenical Christian non-governmental organisation based in Melbourne, Australia. It is a part of the ''World Vision International Partnership'' led by World Vision International. WVA is Australia's largest ov ...
.
In August 2019, Harris graced the cover of the Spring edition of independent fashion magazin
Façon Australia
Harris is proud to have been part of the change in the way people perceive models and the change in body image standards. Harris stated, "''We aren’t all size 6 or 8 and you can’t expect to sell clothing to someone who is a size 12 or 14 by showing them a photo of someone in a tiny dress. That’s unrealistic and fashion brands need to understand that they have to cater for all body types''".
Personal life
In 2016, Harris announced that she had secretly wed her long term partner, Luke Hunt in March 2014 wearing a
Carla Zampatti
Carla Maria Zampatti , (19 May 1942 – 3 April 2021) was an Italian-born Australian fashion designer and businesswoman, and executive chair of the fashion label Carla Zampatti Limited.
Background
Born in Lovero, Italy in 1942, Zampatti se ...
dress. Harris explained to Marie Claire Magazine that the couple had opted to keep the wedding secret after the pair were involved in a tragic accident in 2012, resulting in the death of a 78 year old grandfather. Hunt was charged and sentenced to jail, with a minimum two years before parole. The couple were already engaged, but when faced with a stretch of time apart, they decided to marry two months before Luke’s sentence began.
Harris currently lives in
Sydney
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,
New South Wales
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with her pets and husband.
Covered in glory, that's Super Sam Harris
goldcoast.com.au, 4 May 2010
References
External links
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Samantha Harris
2007 Interview
Chic Management Profile
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1990 births
Living people
People from Tweed Heads, New South Wales
Australian child models
Australian people of Indigenous Australian descent
Australian people of German descent
Australian people of English descent
Australian female models
People from the Gold Coast, Queensland