32 Facts About Gemma Ward

Gemma Louise Ward was born on 3 November 1987 and is an Australian model and actress.

Gemma Ward later became one of the youngest models to appear on the cover of the American edition of Vogue, subsequently appearing on the covers of both Teen Vogue and Time.

Gemma Ward was born in Perth, Western Australia, the second of four children of Gary Ward, an Australian doctor, and Claire, an English nurse.

Gemma Ward has an older sister, Sophie, and younger twin brothers, Oscar and Henry.

Gemma Ward was educated at the Presbyterian Ladies' College and Shenton College.

Gemma Ward's passion for acting was born in 1997, when she was cast as the witch in a school play of Hansel and Gretel at age ten.

Gemma Ward was discovered in 2002, at the age of fourteen, while accompanying her friends to the Australian modelling competition Search for a Supermodel.

Gemma Ward did not win the competition, but her fragile, unique look, got the attention of a spotter from Vivien's Model Agency who saw her potential and made a show reel.

At 15, Gemma Ward made her Australian Fashion Week debut in May 2003.

Gemma Ward's look inspired a new generation of baby doll-like models such as Vlada Roslyakova, Heather Marks, Lily Cole, Caroline Trentini, Britni Stanwood, Lisa Cant.

In September 2004, at only sixteen, Gemma Ward became the youngest model to appear on the cover of American Vogue photographed by Steven Meisel as one of the nine "Models of the Moment" with Daria Werbowy, Natalia Vodianova, Gisele Bundchen, Isabeli Fontana, Karolina Kurkova, Liya Kebede, Hana Soukupova and Karen Elson.

In February 2005, Gemma Ward appeared in no less than 20 New York runways for designers that included Vera Wang, Oscar de la Renta and Calvin Klein, and was rumored to earn about $20,000 per show.

Gemma Ward was reportedly paid $1.3 million for the Calvin Klein campaign and counted similar deals with Burberry and Valentino among her model earnings.

In September 2005, Gemma Ward secured a coveted place on the inaugural cover of Vogue China posing between Chinese models Du Juan and Wang Wenqin and was shot by leading photographer Patrick Demarchelier.

At the age of 18, Gemma Ward became the first model ever to appear on the cover of Teen Vogue magazine.

Gemma Ward was then featured in the Australian television program 60 Minutes as the "It Girl".

In May 2007, Gemma Ward again was featured on the cover of Vogue Italia.

In October 2007 Gemma Ward appeared on the cover of the very first issue of Vogue India, centred between Bollywood actresses Bipasha Basu and Priyanka Chopra shot by photographer Patrick Demarchelier and it became the second time Gemma Ward has appeared on an inaugural issue.

Gemma Ward is only the third model, after Moss and Linda Evangelista to appear on two inaugural issues of Vogue.

Gemma Ward wouldn't walk down a runway after the spring 2008 shows for five years.

Gemma Ward's final modeling job before her hiatus was an appearance on the cover of and inside the October 2008 issue of Spanish Marie Claire.

Again, Gemma Ward quickly dismissed the retirement claims, confirming that she would return to modeling in 2010.

Gemma Ward shot her first pictorial in years in Australia's Sunday Telegraph Magazine for the edition of 6 February 2011.

In 2013, Gemma Ward signed with IMG Models Australia, prompting rumours of a modelling comeback.

Gemma Ward interviewed Testino about the issue for The Daily Telegraph.

At the Spring 2019 shows, Gemma Ward walked for Proenza Schouler and Alexander McQueen.

Gemma Ward then appeared in editorials for November's Allure and Vogue Italia and graced the October cover of Vogue Thailand, the December cover of Australian Harper's Bazaar, and the March 2019 cover of Numero Tokyo.

Gemma Ward currently serves as the face of the Hardy Brothers and Zimmermann.

Gemma Ward has long aspired to pursue acting, and drama is a passion that she has held since she was a child.

Gemma Ward starred alongside Toni Collette and Rhys Wakefield in Australian director Elissa Down's film The Black Balloon as the girlfriend of a boy whose brother has autism.

Gemma Ward was cast opposite Liv Tyler in the suspense thriller The Strangers as one of the three masked intruders, "Dollface".

Gemma Ward is close friends with fellow Australian models Jessica Gomes and Nicole Trunfio, with Gomes and Gemma Ward being bridesmaids at Trunfio's wedding.