Miranda Kerr

Miranda Kerr, the first Australian Victoria's Secret Angel

In 2007 Miranda Kerr became the first Australian model to be named a Victoria's Secret Angel, a contract she held until 2013. She was born in Sydney on April 20, 1983, grew up in the country town of Gunnedah, and won Dolly magazine's model competition in 1997, at 13.

Taking over PINK from Ambrosio

Kerr's first big job with the brand was on its younger label. In 2006 the company chose her as the successor to Alessandra Ambrosio as the face of PINK, the line of cotton underwear and loungewear aimed at college students. Her runway history with Victoria's Secret started in 2005, and she walked in the shows from 2006 through 2013.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2007

The year of her Angel contract, Kerr was among the models present on November 13, 2007, when the Victoria's Secret Angels received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the first trademark to be given one. The group that day included Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Karolina Kurkova, Izabel Goulart, Selita Ebanks and Marisa Miller.

KORA Organics, founded while still an Angel

In October 2009, two years into her Angel contract, Kerr launched the certified organic skincare brand KORA Organics with George Moskos. The same year she published a self-help book, Treasure Yourself. The skincare business ran in parallel with her lingerie work rather than after it, which made her one of the first Angels to run her own company while under contract.

Fashion work around the lingerie

Kerr's other modeling during the Angel years kept her in front of the luxury market. She appeared in the 2010 Pirelli Calendar, walked exclusively for Balenciaga's spring show in 2010 and walked Paris Fashion Week shows in 2011. Forbes placed her among the world's highest-paid models from 2008, with a peak at number two in 2013, when she earned $7.2 million, the last year of her Victoria's Secret contract.

After 2013

Kerr's contract ended in 2013. Her place in lingerie history is specific: she was the first Australian to wear the wings, at a time when the Angels were drawn mostly from the United States, Brazil and Europe.

Last updated October 7, 2026