Catherine McNeil is an Australian fashion model. At fourteen years old, she won a model search contest hosted by Girlfriend. MShe has been featured in advertisements for D & G, Versace, Donna Karan, and Jean Paul Gaultier. McNeil appeared in many high-profile runway shows for the Fall/Winter 2007 season, including Shiatzy Chen, Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Fendi, Roberto Cavalli, Valentino, Versace, Louis Vuitton and Yves Saint Laurent. She also opened for Givenchy. She was photographed by Mario Testino for the D&G pre-fall campaign and the Hugo Boss fall ad campaign. In February 2007 she opens the fall Alexander McQueen, Alessandro Dellacqua, Givenchy, and Missoni shows in Paris and Milan and closes the fall Gucci show in Milan. She was featured on Style.com's Top Ten New Faces for fall 2007. She has appeared in advertising campaigns for Givenchy, Dior, Carolina Herrera, Gap, Narciso Rodriguez, Donna Karan, Uniqlo, Express, Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana, Hugo Boss, Printemps, Jean Paul Gautier, Barneys New York, Versace and Hermes. In September 2007 she opened the spring Carolina Herrera, Zac Posen, Thakoon, and Preen shows in New York and closed the spring MaxMara show in Milan.In October 2007 she closed the spring Christian Dior show in Paris.She has become the face of Jean Paul Gaultier, replacing Gemma Ward, and has renewed her contract with Hugo Boss. During January 2008 she walked for the spring Chanel, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Givenchy, and Jean Paul Gaultier couture shows in Paris. She closed the fall Belstaff, MaxMara, and Hermès shows in Milan and Paris.
Born : 20 March 1989 (age 23)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Ethnicity : Australian
Height : 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Hair color : Brown
Eye color : Green
Measurements : 84–61–86 (EU); 33–24–34 (US)
Dress size : 4 (US), 34 (EU)
She has appeared on the covers of French Vogue, Australian Vogue, V, and French Revue de ModesMcNeil was also signed with photographer Mario Testino for a six-month contract in 2006, whom she claims to have never heard of prior to their meeting.
In September 2007 she appeared in the cover of French Vogue and was being named one of British Vogue's Head Girls and a model to watch for in the upcoming season.n 2008, she appeared on the cover of Numéro twice and on the cover of Australian Vogue. She has been featured in French Vogue as a top model and appeared in editorials for French, German, British, American, Australian, Italian, and Russian Vogue, i-D, Harpers Bazaar, French and Japanese Numéro, W and V magazines.At the peak of her career she was ranked 12th on the Top 50 Models Women list by models.com. Vogue Paris declared her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s.
She was the Australian 'Girlfriend/Covergirl Model Search' winner.
She has a tongue and nipple piercing.
Catherine appeared in the 2008 France Vogue Calendar.
She appeared the 2008 & 2010 Pirelli Calendar.
Let's see her work:
Vogue:
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Some of her campaigns:
My favourite campaign ever!
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