Saturday, February 5, 2011

Jessica Gomes

Jessica Gomes is an Australian model of Singaporean and Portuguese heritage who appeared in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 editions of the Swimsuit Issue of the United States–published magazine Sports Illustrated. She was featured in a bodypainting layout as a canvas for bodypaint artist Joanne Gair, who is in her tenth year of producing bodypaint art for the Swimsuit Issue.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.































































































Biography

Her father is from Portugal and her mother is from China from the Chinese diaspora.Gomes was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia, the baby of a family that includes two older sisters, an older brother, a Portuguese father, and a Singaporean mother. Gomes' mother sent her to finishing school at the age of 13. It was there that she appeared on the hit TV show Bush Patrol which lead to a modeling contest and the start of a successful career. She has appeared in Vogue, Teen Vogue, Glamour,[citation needed] and has modeled for DKNY Jeans, Garnier, Levi's, Motorola, Urban Outfitters, LG Electronics and Victoria's Secret, and appeared on the cover of BibaShe signed with Estee Lauder as the face of Diddy's Unforgivable fragrance. As of 2007, she lives in NYC.[8]

In 2008, she appeared advertisements and variety shows in South Korea.In 2009, her show My name is Jessica Gomes launched on South Korean television.[citation needed]

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