Gemma Ward

Gemma Ward was born and raised in Perth, Australia, daughter of a doctor and a nurse. Gemma was first discovered while accompanying a friend to a modelling contest. The judges asked her to enter and shortly after that she was signed on by a local agency in her hometown where she began her stellar modelling career.

Gemma's big break came when she was sent to casting director Russell Marsh, who booked her to appear in Prada's Spring 2002 runway show in Milan. Then came her first two major advertising campaigns, shooting Versus with photographer Steven Meisel and Jill Stuart with Mario Sorrenti. Since them Gemma has appeared in campaigns for Jil Sander,Y-3, Yhoji Yamamoto, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, Calvin Klein, Burberry, Dolce and Gabbana, Karl Lagerfeld and two seasons in a row for Prada. She can currently be seen in campaigns for Dior, Louis Vuitton and Karl Lagerfeld. Gemma was recently the face of Calvin Klein's fragrance Obsession Night and can currently be seen in Kose Cosmetic ads. In addition, Gemma is featured in the most recent Swarovski jewellry campaign.

Top fashion magazines feature Gemma on a regular basis. She has appeared on the covers and inside pages of Vogue (Italian, British, Franch, Australian and Japanese), W, Time, i-D, Numero, Harper's Bazaar and PoP.  Gemma has also worked with the industries' most renowned photographers including Mario Sorrenti, Nick Knight, Craig Mcdean, Annie Leibovitz, Irving Penn, Paolo Roversi, Inez & Vinoodth, Steven Meisel and Patrick Demarchelier.

In addition to Gemma's modelling success she was featured in singer John Mayer's music video, "Daughters". More recently Gemma made her feature debut opposite Liv Tyler in the suspense thriller "The Stranger". Gemma just finished shooting "Black Balloon", a heart-warming drama starring Toni Collete.