Whether they are strutting their stuff down a catwalk or posing for the camera, models are an interesting breed of women that society has come to admire just as much as celebrities. So here at Beauty Bible we have Googled our fav ‘top models’, just so you can be in the know.

Name: Abbey Lee Kershaw
Date of birth: June 12, 1987
Born in: Melbourne
Agencies: 2pm, Chic Management and Next Management

Hailing from down under, Abbey Lee Kershaw, got her big break after winning the 2004 Girlfriend Model Search. Since the fateful contest the Aussie beauty has risen through the ranks to become one of the most coveted faces in fashion. At last count she had 8 tattoos. She is friends with models, Daisy Lowe, Karlie Kloss and Cat McNeil. Past campaigns include:S/S08: D&G with Mario Testino; F/W08: CK Jeans with Steven Meisel, Express with Peter Lindbergh, Gucci with Inez and Vinoodh, D&G with Mario Testino, D&G Pre Fall with Mario Testino

Name: Elyse Taylor
Date of birth: October 20, 1986
Born in: Sydney, New South Wales
Agencies: Chic Management, IMG, Next Management and Traffic Models

Elyse grew up in Vaucluse, Sydney, but her lifestyle quickly changed after being scouted at 14 by Ursula Hufnagl, owner of Chic. With modeling came a sudden shift of pace and focus, from flying to shoots and working in New York.
Since her career began, Elyse has walked for Marc Jacobs, Alberta Ferretti, Dolce & Gabbana, and Roberto Cavalli, followed in Miranda Kerr’s footsteps by working for David Jones, and says that her biggest accomplishment was gracing the cover of Vogue Australia in 2009.
Spending the majority of her time so far from home is obviously hard; she credits her mother as her biggest inspiration. So when it comes down to needing some time off, she heads Down Under. "Apart from my family and friends, I miss the Australian lifestyle. New York is such a workaholic city, it's hard to find the time to relax."

Name: Samantha Harris
Date of birth: July 20, 1990
Born in: Tweed Heads, New South Wales
Agencies: Chic Management

Harris is the second woman of Australian Aboriginal descent to land a Vogue cover (Elaine Harris was the first in 1993). Harris' mother was one of Australia's "Stolen Generations," meaning she was taken from her birth parents at a young age as part of a government policy towards Australian Aboriginal children. Harris, who was the top model at this month's Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, told The Independent, "I spent my childhood wondering why you had to have blonde hair and blue eyes to do well in modeling competitions, so I'm proud that a girl with my looks might make it." "My Aboriginal heritage is very important to me. I'd like to be a role model for other indigenous girls."

Name: Jessica Stam
Date of birth: April 23, 1986
Born in: Kincardine, Ontario, Canada
Agencies: IMG

Jessica Stam, simply called "Stam," is a Canadian supermodel. Michèle Miller, an agent at the International Model Management agency in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, found Jessica in a local coffee shop, on the way back from Paramount Canada's Wonderland, a theme park just outside Toronto.Jessica has appeared in advertisements for Marc Jacobs, Anna Sui, Vera Wang, Atsuro Tayama, Cerruti Jeans, Valentino, Miu Miu, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Holt Renfrew, BCBG, and Banila B. Jessica's career was set off when she appeared on the cover of German Vogue.

Name: Lily Donaldson
Date of birth: January 27, 1988
Born in: London, England
Agencies: IMG, Marilyn

Model Lily Donaldson was born in London, England and is the daughter of photographer, Matthew Donaldson. She is currently the face of Gucci and Burberry and can be seen in editorials ranging from Vogue, to Numero, to Harper's Bazaar.

Name: Adriana Lima
Date of birth: June 12, 1981
Born in: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Agencies: Elite Model Management

At the age of 13, Adriana entered the Ford Supermodel of the World Contest, where her unique beauty, derived from her Native-Brazilian, African-Brazilian, Portuguese, French, and Caribbean heritage, won her second place. Moving to New York at age 16, Adriana joined the Elite Model Management and further pursued her modeling career, landing a campaign for the fashion designer Anna Molinari's clothing line. However, it was her appearance in several Guess? campaigns that gained her the recognition that catapulted her to her status as one of the world's top fashion models. Since then, she has appeared in campaigns for Anna Sui Jeans, Bebe, Gasoline, Mossimo, Victoria's Secret, BCBG, Keds, and XOXO, and has appeared on the covers of magazines such as Vogue and Marie Claire. She consistently appears in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows, gaining recognition as one of the Victoria's Secret's Perfect 10.

Name: Gemma Ward
Date of birth: November 3, 1987
Born in: Perth
Agencies: Vivien's Model Management, IMG

Gemma was discovered in 2002 when she was in the Australian television show Search for a Supermodel, which she was persuaded to enter. Ward was the youngest model chosen to be in a Vogue shoot of nine "It Girls" in the modeling world. Ward has been on campaigns from Prada to Yves Saint Laurent and been in shows for designers such as Versace and Gucci. She was selected as the first model to appear on the cover of TeenVogue magazine. Ward is the spokesmodel for Calvin Klein's perfume "Obsession Night for Men" along with male model Drew Keilt and starred in John Mayer's music video for "Daughters". Ward is now regarded as one of the world's most beautiful women by many fashion insiders, having been described at times to have a "pixie" look about her.