Miranda May Kerr (born April 20, 1983) is an Australian model, best known as one of the Victoria`s Secret Angels. She was the first Australian addition to the Victoria`s Secret campaign, and was the face of Australian fashion chain Portmans and now David Jones Limited. Kerr entered modeling in the fashion industry in her mid-teens after winning a 1997 Australian nation-wide model search hosted by Dolly Magazine and Impulse fragrances.

Early life and family:

Kerr was born in Sydney but raised in Gunnedah, New South Wales, a small rural town. Her parents are Therese and John Kerr, and she has a younger brother named Matthew. According to the Australian a current affair program "Today Tonight" she is of mixed ethnic heritage, these are Iranian, Serbian, Turkish and Filipino combined. During her childhood, Kerr stated she "raced motorbikes and rode horses on [her] grandmother’s farm" and describes her early life in the Australian countryside as "very grounding ... there wasn’t any pretentiousness and no one really cared what you were wearing. You could just be you."

Her family moved to Brisbane to allow Kerr and her brother to experience city life. She graduated from All Hallows` School and planned to study nutrition before pursuing modeling.

Personal life
In 2003, Kerr began dating finance broker Adrian Camilleri. Following an Australian Securities and Investments Commission investigation, Camilleri was found guilty on five counts of fraudulent behaviour spanning between February 2003 to February 2004. Kerr subsequently dissolved the relationship. 2007 reports claim Kerr suffered financially "after taking her boyfriend`s financial advice" but chose not to take legal action.

Kerr practices Nichiren Buddhism — a Japanese branch of the Buddhist religion — and believes "we have a responsibility to bring peace and harmony to our lives and the world." As part of her Nichiren beliefs, Kerr reportedly chants every morning and night for 20 minutes, practices yoga, meditates and reads widely on spirituality.[6] In early 2008, Kerr began dating actor and Buddhist Orlando Bloom.

According to a Victoria`s Secret profile on Kerr, posted on the CBS YouTube page, Kerr`s described her take on life as "enjoying wherever it is [I am] and trying to be in the moment as much as possible". As reported in 2007, Kerr is writing an inspirational self-esteem self-help book called Treasure Yourself aimed at the female teenage demographic. Kerr says, "Basically, it`s a whole lot of information that I`ve found, that has helped me. If I can help one girl by doing this then I`ve completed my purpose."

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