It’s amazing to me that a supermodel such as Gemma Ward didn’t willingly enter the modeling industry on her own. Just like Heidi Klum, Gemma was coaxed into entering a modeling contest while still in her early teens. While Gemma didn’t win the competition in 2002, it was then that she was discovered at 14 and signed on as a model at Vivien's Model Management in Australia. Not long after, she was scooped up by IMG in New York, where she currently resides. Gemma is currently listed on Models.com as the number 1 top models to look out for.

While Gemma will be 20 this year, she has already had a few “firsts” in her modeling career and an extensive resume of designer collections, fashion shows and magazines that she has been involved in. At only 16 she was the first teen model to appear on the cover of American Vogue and Teen Vogue. She is also the first model since uber model Kate Moss to be the face of Calvin Klein’s Obsession Night For Men. Gemma’s face can be linked to Louis Vuitton, Oscar de la Renta, Zac Posen, Prada and Valentino.

Besides modeling, Gemma was also cast in John Mayer’s music video for “Daughters.” Gemma is said to be insanely popular in the fashion and modeling industry due to her angelic features and naivety regarding just how beautiful she is. Two things that are a rarity in the modeling industry.