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Catherine McNeil

Catherine McNeil's photoGETTY

Nationality:
Australian
Birthday:
March 20, 1989
Born in:
Brisbane, Australia
Lives now:
New York, NY
Agencies:
Next, Why Not
Known for:
My eyes, my lips
Status:
Cover girl, established
Friends with:
Abbey Lee, Anja Rubik, Freja Beha, Irina Kulikova, Lakshmi Menon, Magdalena Frackowiak, Sarah Stephens, Suvi Koponen, Tanya Dziahileva
Interests:
Working on cars

Career

French Vogue, 2007

May 20, 1989
Born in Brisbane, Australia
2003
Wins the Girlfriend/CoverGirl model search
2004
Spends time in Sydney working on small ad campaigns and magazine shoots with Chic agency
2006
Returns to New York to meet with Next
2006
Sent by Next Paris to meet photographer Mario Testino, who signs her to an exclusive six-month contract and photographs her for British and French Vogue
Feb 2007
Debuts by opening the fall Missoni, Alexander McQueen, Alessandro Dell’Acqua, and Givenchy shows in Milan and Paris
Feb 2007
Closes the fall Pucci show in Milan
2007
Style.com’s features McNeil as a rising star of fall 2007 Story »
Mar 4, 2007
The New York Times publishes an article about her, “Fashion’s Latest Crush”
May 2007
Lands first major cover, for V, which predicts she’ll be the next supermodel
Jun 2007
Featured on the cover of French Vogue, photographed by Mario Testino
2007
Mario Testino photographs McNeil for D&G, Hugo Boss, and Donna Karan
2007
Debuts new auburn hair in Versace's fall ad campaign alongside Kate Moss
Sep 2007
Named one of British Vogue’s Head Girls, the models to watch for in the upcoming season
Sep 2007
Opens the spring Carolina Herrera, Zac Posen, Thakoon, and Preen shows in New York
Sep 2007
Closes the spring MaxMara and Christian Dior shows in Milan and Paris
Nov 12, 2007
Featured in Nymag.com's "New York Diet" Story »
Nov 29, 2007
Pens a "Model Diary" for V magazine, charting her Testino shoot in L.A. Story »
Dec 2007
Appears in French Vogue editorial, photographed by Mario Sorrenti
2008
Mario Sorrenti photographs McNeil for the French Vogue calendar
2008
Patrick Demarchelier photographs McNeil for the Pirelli calendar
2008
Becomes the face of Jean Paul Gaultier, replacing Gemma Ward
2008
Renews contract with Hugo Boss
Jan 2008
Walks the spring Chanel, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Givenchy, and Jean Paul Gaultier couture shows in Paris
Feb 2008
Appears on the cover of Numéro
Feb 2008
Appears in editorials for French Vogue, Vogue, and Numéro
Feb 2008
Closes the fall Belstaff, MaxMara, and Hermès shows in Milan and Paris
Mar 2008
Appears in editorials for French Vogue, W, and V
Apr 2008
Lands on the cover of Australian Vogue
Apr 2008
Featured on her second cover of Numéro of the year, photographed by Greg Kadel
Apr 2008
French Vogue features McNeil as a top model
Apr 9, 2008
Models.com features McNeil and her Christian Dior Joaillerie ad campaign Story »
May 2008
Appears in V editorial, photographed by Mario Testino
Jun 2008
Appears in editorials for British Vogue, Australian Vogue, German Vogue, and French Vogue
Jul 2008
Walks the fall Chanel, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, and Givenchy couture shows in Paris
Aug 2008
Appears in editorials for Vogue, photographed by Steven Klein and British Vogue, photographed by Regan Cameron
Sep 2008
Appears in editorials for British Vogue, Numéro, Vogue, and Italian Vogue
Sep 2008
Opens the spring Diane von Furstenberg show in New York
Sep 2008
Closes the spring Isaac Mizrahi show in New York
Nov 2008
Featured on the cover of Australian Vogue

Quoted

“I've been traveling so much my four-year-old sister thinks I live at the airport.”

The Daily Telegraph (March 11, 2007)

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