'I had that opportunity to make way for the next young Aboriginal model': Discovered by chance, Elaine George pioneered a new chapter in Australian fashion as the first Indigenous model to front Vogue magazine | melly_singer
History making ...Elaine George, the first Indigenous model to appear on the cover of Vogue Australia.Every photographer dreams of scouting "The One". But finding the next Claudia, Naomi or Elle often comes down to chance; a matter of right place, right time. For veteran photographer Grant Good, his moment of serendipity came in the most unlikely place – the Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast.. There was a lot to be excited about.
Betty Muffler's 'Ngangkari Ngura' is on the cover of this month's Vogue Australia, which is out now., which celebrated its 60th birthday in December, has regularly championed the work of Indigenous artists and designers.
For someone who "didn't know how to look at a camera", Good says Elaine was a natural. "She took direction extremely well and it was very difficult to take a non-useable image of her. [She was] one of my favourite models of all time ... She had no idea of just how gorgeous she was, that made her even more outstanding."
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