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Jessica Gomes

Jessica Gomes (born 25 September 1985) is an Australian model who appeared in the Swimsuit Issue of the American publication Sports Illustrated every year from 2008 to 2015. She works extensively in Australia and Asia. Gomes was the featured spokesperson for Australian company David Jones Limited from 2013 to Dec 2019. She has also been a spokesperson for South Korean conglomerates LG Electronics and Hyundai. Gomes served as the face of the Estee Lauder/Sean John fragrance "Unforgivable".

Jessica Gomes
Gomes at David Jones AW13 Fashion Launch (2013)
Born (1985-09-25) 25 September 1985 (age 39)
Sydney, Australia[2]
Alma materLa Salle College
Years active1997–present
Modelling information
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Hair colourDark Brown
Eye colourBrown
Agency
  • Freedom Models (Los Angeles)[1]

Early life

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She is the daughter of a Portuguese father, Joe Gomes (who spent time in Paris), and a Singaporean mother of Chinese descent, Jenny (who was born in Hong Kong but grew up in Singapore), who both moved to Australia in the 1970s.[2][3][4] She was born in Sydney and raised in Perth[2][5] in a semi-rural environment[3] as the youngest child in her family, with two older sisters and an older brother.[2]

Career

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Gomes's mother sent her to modelling classes at Linda-Ann Model Academy in the Perth suburb of Midland at the age of 13. There her acting led to a modeling contest and the start of her career.[6] In 2004, she signed with IMG Models after moving to New York City.[3] She has avoided Paris and Milan and worked extensively in most of Asia's major markets — including Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai — where she feels mixed heritage models are more successful.[3] According to Diane Smith, senior editor of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, she is regarded as a "nontraditional" beauty and in her Australian homeland she is regarded for her multiracial background.[3]

Gomes has enjoyed much success through South Korean advertising campaigns.[7] In 2007 she appeared in advertisements for Hyundai Sonata. The following year, she appeared in an advertisement for LG Cyon Bikini Phone, in which she promoted the split screen cellphone wearing a two-piece bikini, under the tagline "Touch the Wonder." This ad campaign is credited as having pushed Gomes to stardom in South Korea.[8] Her popularity grew, and by 2013 between her spokesmanships and Korean television show appearances, she had reached celebrity status.[9][10]

Beyond her South Korean success, Gomes has appeared in Vogue, Teen Vogue, Glamour, American Glamour and Victoria's Secret catalogue,[6] has modeled for DKNY Jeans, Garnier, Levi's, Motorola, Urban Outfitters and Victoria's Secret, and appeared on the cover of Biba.[11] She signed with Estee Lauder as the face of Sean John's Unforgivable fragrance.[6] She has been featured in ads for Jay-Z Rocawear.[3] In 2009, she was in a Cass Beer ad campaign with Lee Min-ho.[8] She was the Maxim Cover girl for November 2011.[12] On Friday 22 March 2013, Gomes was announced as the fashion ambassador for Australian retail giant David Jones Limited, replacing Miranda Kerr and joining Megan Gale, Jason Dundas, Montana Cox, Gai Waterhouse and Emma Freedman.[13][14] That July, she debuted for Jones on the runway.[15] After Gomes became the face of Enprani Cosmetics, she launched a lip gloss named Gomes Pink.[3] Gomes has also shot editorials for the Australian and Vietnamese editions of Harper's Bazaar and modelled for the cover of Cleo.[16]

Public image

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Gomes was listed at number 34, 8 and 94 in the 2012, 2013 and 2014 AskMen international poll of "world's most desirable women".[17][18][19][20] She is listed at number 25 in the Maxim's Top 25 Hottest Females of 2012 and number 8 in Maxim Australia's Hot 100 of 2012.[21][22] In 2013, she was listed at number 6.[23][24]

By 2015 she had appeared in eight Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues (2008–2015).[11][5][25][26]

In 2008, she was part of a record group of seven "rookie" Swimsuit Issue models, along with Quiana Grant, Melissa Haro, Yasmin Brunet, Melissa Baker, Jeisa Chiminazzo and Jarah Mariano.[27] That year, she was featured in a bodypainting layout as a canvas for body-paint artist Joanne Gair.[27] By the time of her fifth consecutive Swimsuit issue, she had surpassed all models of Asian heritage.[3]

Acting

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The modeling school in Midland where Gomes attended was also a child casting agency and in 1997, Gomes, along with many other students of the school, appeared as extras in the Australian miniseries The adventures of the Bush Patrol.[6][3]

While she lived in New York City, she studied at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.[8] Her Chinese-Portuguese heritage has contributed to her popularity in the Asian market,[7] and in 2009, her reality TV-show My Name Is Jessica Gomes was launched on the English language South Korean television network On Style owned by On-Media. In the shows second season it chronicled her time in New York.[3]

She made her dancing debut in the Korean version of Dancing with the Stars on 10 June 2011.[28][29] She placed third that season.[3] In 2012, Gomes appeared in the 14th episode of the 7th cycle of Germany's Next Topmodel, assisting the candidates how to do jumping poses in fashion editorials.

Gomes appeared in the 2014 film Transformers: Age of Extinction, the 2017 films Once Upon a Time in Venice starring Bruce Willis and in Father Figures co-starring with Owen Wilson and the 2020 Netflix film Tigertail alongside John Cho.[30][31]

Music

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Gomes has a variety of East Coast Hip Hop connections.[3] In January 2012, Gomes was revealed as the voice behind saying the name of Rick Ross's label Maybach Music Group at the beginning of certain tracks that the company produces.[32][33] She is "name-dropped" in the Kanye West GOOD Fridays song "Christian Dior Denim Flow".[3] Gomes participated as a celebrity driver in a promotional celebrity challenge racing event by Mazda associated with the 2013 Australian Grand Prix.[26] In 2015, Gomes starred in Chinese Pop singer Z.Tao’s music video “Crown”.[citation needed]

Personal life

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One of Gomes' sisters, Bianca, was a successful model in Australia and overseas before Jessica began modeling seriously.[4] She counts Australian Elle Macpherson and Chinese-born model China Machado, the latter of whom was the first model of colour to appear on the cover of an American fashion magazine, as her role models.[3] She dined with Perth native and friend Heath Ledger in New York the day before he died.[3]

In 2005, Gomes moved to New York City and was a flatmate of Gemma Ward.[4] She formerly attended La Salle College.[4] She continued to live in New York at the time of her Swimsuit Issue debut in 2008 and as late as 2011.[34][7]

From 2016 to 2018, Gomes was in a relationship with Xavier Samuel.[35]

References

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  1. ^ "JESS - Freedom".
  2. ^ a b c d "#IAm Jessica Gomes Story". YouTube. 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Cullum, Peter (2012). "Jessica Gomes: A Beauty Below the Surface". Ocean Drive. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d "Tomboy walks tall". PerthNow. 10 September 2005. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
  5. ^ a b "Gomes brushes off weight taunts". The West Australian. 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d "Model of the Week: Jessica Gomes". PopSugar. 3 May 2007. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "Jessica Gomes is in step - Korean dance star spot". The Telegraph. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  8. ^ a b c Balbuena, Vanessa A. (26 October 2009). "Jessica Gomes, Up Close and Personal". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  9. ^ Schwartzman, Nathan (29 July 2009). "Jessica Gomes Still Big in Korea". AsianCorrespondent.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  10. ^ "X Factor contestant Dami Im takes her fashion tips from competition judge Dannii Minogue". The Sunday Telegraph. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Jessica Gomes". Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  12. ^ "Jessica Gomes, a bikini and a hose- is this Maxim cover sexist or hot?". The Sunday Times. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  13. ^ Hoyer, Mellisa (22 March 2013). "Jessica Gomes replaces Miranda Kerr as David Jones ambassador". News Corp. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  14. ^ Klein, Nathan (22 March 2013). "Miranda Kerr steps down as David Jones ambassador, with Jessica Gomes taking her place". The Telegraph. News Corp. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  15. ^ "Jessica Gomes debuts as David Jones ambassador - video". The Guardian. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  16. ^ "Poolside with Jessica Gomes". Cleo. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  17. ^ Brown, Stephen Rex (12 December 2012). "MMM, Yummy!\ Jennifer The Most Desirable' In World". New York Daily News. p. 9.
  18. ^ "Top 99 Women 2013 Edition". AskMen. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  19. ^ "Top 99 Women 2012 Edition". AskMen. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  20. ^ "Jessica Gomes #94 in AskMen's Top 99 Most Desirable Women". askmen.com. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  21. ^ "Maxim's Top 25 Hottest Females of 2012: Jessica Gomes". Celebuzz.com. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  22. ^ Roosevelt, H. Q. (19 October 2012). "Maxim Australia's Hot 100 of 2012 Revealed". Roosevelts.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  23. ^ "Tony Abbott's daughters land a spot on the Maxim Hot 100 list". The Australian. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  24. ^ Prestipino, David (17 October 2013). "Jennifer Hawkins is Maxim's Hot 100 winner, Jess Gomes leads WA girls". PerthNow. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  25. ^ "Jessica Gomes". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  26. ^ a b Davison, Brent (20 February 2013). "Runway to race track". Newcastle Herald. p. 38. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  27. ^ a b "Supermodel Marisa Miller Adorns The Cover of the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue" (Press release). Time Inc. 12 February 2008. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  28. ^ Agarwal, Stuti (12 September 2013). "Male strippers new flavour of Kolkata parties". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  29. ^ Jessica Gomes is in step - Korean dance star spot. dailytelegraph.com. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  30. ^ McNary, Dave (29 October 2015). "Jessica Gomes Joins Owen Wilson Comedy 'Bastards'". Variety. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  31. ^ "Jessica Gomes Shares the Huge Fashion Trend She's Loving Right Now". E! News. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  32. ^ "Meet the girl behind the "M-M-M-Maybach Music" drop…". the305.com. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  33. ^ Baker, Ernest (12 January 2012). "Australian Supermodel Jessica Gomes is the Voice Behind the "Maybach Music" Drop". Complex. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  34. ^ "Jessica Gomes Interview". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 108, no. 6. 15 February 2008. p. 30.
  35. ^ "Jessica Gomes reveals she broke up with long-term partner". Who. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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