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Catherine McNeil
View off-the-runway photos- Nationality
- Australian
- Birthday
- March 20, 1989
- Born In
- Brisbane, Australia
- Lives Now
- New York, NY
- Agencies
- Why Not, Next
- Known For
- Eyes, Lips
- Status
- Established, cover girl
- Muse For
- Mario Testino
- Friends
- Magdalena Frackowiak, Irina Kulikova, Suvi Koponen, Lakshmi Menon, Abbey Lee, Tanya Dziahileva, Anja Rubik, Sarah Stephens, Freja Beha
- Interests
- Working on cars
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Quoted
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“I've been traveling so much my four-year-old sister thinks I live at the airport.”
—The Daily Telegraph
Catherine McNeil's Career Highlights
- 20 MAY, 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 show in Milan; also opens for Alexander McQueen, Alessandro Dell’Acqua, and Givenchy
- FEB 2007
- Closes the fall Pucci show in Milan
- 2007
- Style.com’s features McNeil as a rising star of fall 2007 Story»
- 4 MAR, 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
- 12 NOV, 2007
- Featured in Nymag.com's "New York Diet" Story»
- 29 NOV, 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
- Featured 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
- Featured 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
- 9 APR, 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
- DEC 2008
- Appears in Vogue editorial, with actor Jon Hamm, photographed by Mario Testino
- 2009
- Becomes the face of Louis Vuitton cruise ad campaign
- 2009
- Steven Klein photographs McNeil for Dolce & Gabbana resort ad campaign, with Claudia Schiffer
- JAN 2009
- Appears in i-D editorial, photographed by David Benjamin Sherry
- FEB 2009
- Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
- FEB 2009
- Closes the fall Isaac Mizrahi and DSquared2 shows in New York and Milan
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