With scores of fresh new faces in Sydney, we decided to hold a casting and get to know a few of them. From nurses to video gamers, triathletes to Brit comedy connoisseurs, meet the models living it up Down Under. Photography by Kay Sukumar
Makenzie Smeeton
Agency:
IMG Australia (Sydney)Instagram:
@makenzie.smeetonNotes:
Makenzie has been modelling for about a year after being scouted at a Taylor Swift concert. She is in Year 11 of high school and is interested in sports, especially ultimate frisbee.
Niamh Dwyer
Agency:
THE.mgmt (Alexandria)Instagram:
@niamhhdwyerNotes:
Niamh is in high school, and calls Sydney's inner-eastern suburbs home. She's interested in dance and sports science, and was scouted 2 years ago outside of a Woolworths supermarket.
Juay Kennedy
Agency:
FiveTwenty Model ManagementInstagram:
@juaykennedyNotes:
Juay was born in Singapore but now resides in the beachside Sydney suburb of Bronte. He's very interested in acting and dancing, as well as Australian Rules football, surfing, and skateboarding. His heritage is South African/Chinese/Australian.
Amy Church Brown
Agency:
Chadwick Models (Sydney)Instagram:
@amychurchbrownNotes:
Amy hails from Melbourne, and loves singing, especially ballads by artists like Adele and Alicia. She got into modelling after an industry friend of her mother, a former stylist, noticed Amy's photo on Facebook.
Abigail Gunning
Agency:
Priscilla's Model Management (Sydney)Instagram:
@abi_gunningNotes:
Initially scouted at a music festival, Abigail got into modelling after meeting Priscilla Leighton-Clark, a friend of her mother and the owner of Priscilla's Model Management. Abigail comes from Hunters Hill in Sydney, and would like to eventually follow in her grandmother's footsteps by becoming a nurse.
Freya Sombroek
Agency:
Vivien's Model Management- Sydney (Sydney)Instagram:
@superfreykNotes:
Freya just finished studying journalism at university, and is now finishing a degree in English Literature. She's very interested in classic British comedians like Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, as well as reading autobiographies and satire.
Jasmine Rogers
Agency:
IMG Australia (Sydney)Instagram:
@jasmine_rogers_Notes:
Jasmine was scouted at the Royal Easter Show three years ago. She's currently in her final year of high school and describes herself as a 'big nerd' due to her interest in first-person shooter games like Overwatch.
Luca Russo
Agency:
FiveTwenty Model ManagementInstagram:
@luca.vrussoNotes:
Luca was scouted in the food court of a shopping mall whilst out with friends. He's currently in high school, and is super into sport. He plays rugby and basketball, as well participating in rowing and athletics. He is half Italian.
Matilda Fitzhardinge
Agency:
Priscilla's Model Management (Sydney)Instagram:
@matildafitzhardingeNotes:
Matilda is seriously interested in travelling. She plays acoustic and electric guitar, piano, bass, and sings. But it was through soccer that she got into modelling, as she is on the same soccer team as the daughter of a model agency director, who spotted Matilda at a game and signed her.
Sophie Ryan
Agency:
IMG Australia (Sydney)Instagram:
@sophie_ryanNotes:
Sophie is from Sydney's Sutherland Shire region, and was scouted at a Katy Perry concert. After high school she would like to study psychology at university.
Olivia Ludington
Agency:
Chic Management (Sydney)Instagram:
@livludingtonNotes:
Olivia loves travelling up and down the eastern coast of Australia with her friends. Her fave beach Salmon Haul, located in the Sutherland Shire, where Olivia grew up.
Riahn Griffiths
Agency:
Chic Management (Sydney)Instagram:
@riahngriffithsNotes:
Riahn is a triathlete, and trains a lot. Her weekly training schedule consists of swimming, running, cycling, and more running. The rest of her free time is spent cooking nachos and pizza.
Sydney Barber
Agency:
IMG Australia (Sydney)Instagram:
@sydney_barber1Notes:
Sydney is from Dubbo, a city about 5 hours northwest of Sydney. She loves dogs and clothes, and making dog clothes. Caesar, her Italian greyhound, accompanied her to the casting and was extremely dashing and handsome.
Stephanie Reichter
Agency:
Chadwick Models (Sydney)Instagram:
@stephanie.rykelNotes:
Interested in becoming a fashion designer, Stephanie attended a fashion show where she was spotted by a photographer. She is interested in studying marketing and advertising, and enjoys dystopian sci-fi/fantasy, and R&B music from the 50s and 60s.
Holly Magson
Agency:
Chadwick Models (Sydney)Instagram:
@holly_magsonNotes:
Holly was scouted a few years ago on Cronulla Beach in south Sydney. She likes playing netball and basketball, and walking her dog Seb, a staffy. She has modelled in Japan, Portugal, NZ, and Paris.
Charlotte Foster
Agency:
FiveTwenty Model ManagementInstagram:
@charrlottefosterNotes:
Charlotte was scouted in the makeup section of a department store. She has a horse named Sheik, and loves photography and art.
Ashlin Tregeagle
Agency:
Priscilla's Model Management (Sydney)Instagram:
@asheagleNotes:
Ashlin was discovered after she met the son of a model agency director during a snowball fight at the ski resort Thredbo. She's in her final year of high school and interested in biology, jewellery making, netball (she plays the position of wing attack).
Gemma Cowling
Agency:
Chadwick Models (Sydney)Instagram:
@iamgemmacowlingNotes:
Gemma likes drawing, sewing, and enjoying life. She is from Adelaide, speaks broken German, and makes her own clothes.
Julia Gardell
Agency:
IMG Australia (Sydney)Instagram:
@juliagardellNotes:
Julia recently finished high school. She plays basketball, loves the ocean, and can speak Swedish. She will be going to Paris after fashion week.
Roberta Pecoraro
Agency:
Chic Management (Sydney)Instagram:
@robertapecoraroNotes:
Roberta was born in Sicily but grew up in Sydney's inner west. She was scouted at Sydney Fashion Weekend whilst shopping with friends.
Curtis
Agency:
FiveTwenty Model ManagementInstagram:
@eat_itup_loserNotes:
Curtis hails from Camden in southwestern Sydney, and was scouted through Instagram. He loves styling and anything to do with fashion, and is currently studying visual arts at university.
Logan Crosby
Agency:
Priscilla's Model Management (Sydney)Instagram:
@loganemily_Notes:
Logan is an avid waterskier. She has been modelling for a year.
Nicola Clarke (model)
Agency:
Chic Management (Sydney)Instagram:
@nlarkeNotes:
Nicola was born in Southampton, UK, but grew up in Canberra. She was scouted whilst on her way to get a tattoo. She studied nursing and is interested in degenerative disorders of the brain.
Samantha Bidwell
Agency:
Priscilla's Model Management (Sydney)Instagram:
@_samantha.may_Notes:
Samantha has been modelling for about a year. She's crazy about playing basketball, and recently switched positions from point guard to center due to a growth spurt. Her fave basketball player is Russell Westbrook.
Casey Matthews
Agency:
IMG Australia (Sydney)Instagram:
@caseyycarolineNotes:
Casey auditioned for Australia's Next Top Model and didn't make the show but was signed by IMG instead. She recently returned to Sydney after working in London for six weeks. She has a keen interest in the media, world economics, and the current US political climate.
Elodie Russell
Agency:
Chadwick Models (Sydney)Instagram:
@elodie_russellNotes:
Elodie is from Geelong, a city near Melbourne. She was discovered through the Dolly Magazine model search, and has worked in Paris, Milan, London, Germany, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and South Africa.
Sabine Jamieson
Agency:
Priscilla's Model Management (Sydney)Instagram:
@sabine.jamiesonNotes:
Sabine just moved to Sydney from Byron Bay. She got involved in modelling after attending a casting for season 10 of Australia's Next Top Model on a whim. She is very interested in politics as her father is a human rights activist.