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Ruby Rose Abbey KershawLee

WON: 2004 aged 17

NOW: Model and actor

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Abbey has modelled for Chanel, Gucci and Alexander McQueen, and was also a muse for famous photographers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Steven Meisel. She decided to branch out into acting and has since starred in movies such as Mad Max: Fury Road, Gods of Egypt, The Neon Demon, and Office Christmas Party

HEARD SAYING: “Modelling is not just about the way you look, it’s about the way you are.”

DYK? She dropped her surname after being dubbed a supermodel by Models.com.

FOLLOW: @abbeylee

FINALIST: 2003 aged 16

NOW: Model, actress, disc jockey, television presenter and mental health activist

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Ruby has kept busy appearing in the hit Netflix series Orange is the New Black and Batwoman on The CW, as well as movies such as John Wick: Chapter 2, Pitch Perfect 3, The Meg and The Doorman. She’s also flexed her hosting muscles on several shows with MTV Australia. Rose is a warrior for LGBTQI+ rights and was honoured with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award in 2016 at the 27th annual GLAAD Media Awards.

HEARD SAYING: “I never wanted to be a model, but I fell into it.”

DYK? In the model competition, she was beaten out by Catherine McNeil, to whom she was later engaged.

FOLLOW: @rubyrose

Samantha Harris

FINALIST: 2004 aged 13

NOW: Model and World Vision & WWF ambassador

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Sam has graced the pages of magazines such as Glamour, Vogue and Harper’s BAZAAR. In 2011, she was named a “young women’s fashion ambassador” for David Jones, and in 2015 she was a contestant on Dancing With the Stars. She’s not just a total babe, either – Sam uses her fame to help empower Indigenous Australians and raise money for her favourite charities.

HEARD SAYING: “Although I was very young at the time, I knew I would have the opportunity to meet the right people to help me fulfil my career aspirations.”

DYK? She appeared on the cover of Vogue at just 18, becoming only the second Indigenous model to do so.

FOLLOW: @sam_harris