Aurelia Gliwska

Short Biography

Aurelia was born in Rzeszow, Poland November 18, 1984. She was six years old when her parents and siblings emigrated to Perth, Australia.At the age of fourteen, Aurelia signed with Australia's leading modeling agency whilst on a shopping trip to the city with a girlfriend. Immediately she become Perth's fashion darling and won Model Of The Year Award at age sixteen. This platform gave her the opportunity to partake in Sydney Mercedes Benz Fashion Week and she appeared on the cover of Dolly magazine providing her national exposure. Shortly after Australian Harpers Bazaar ran a story headed Cool Change which featured Aurelia as part of modeling's bright, young hopes.After finishing high school, Aurelia relocated to Sydney and appeared in publications including Australian Vogue, Teen Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Marie Claire, Oyster, Russh, Madison, Cosmopolitan, Cleo, and Yen amongst others.Aurelia worked closely with the industries top fashion designers appearing in Australian fashion week and advertising campaigns for renowned Australian brands such as Oroton, Portmans, Bonds, Kookai, Decjuba, David Jones, Levi's, Sportsgirl, Motorola, Cotton On, Jag Jeans, Myre, Running Bare, General Pants and Just Jeans to name a few.At the age of twenty Aurelia was scouted by a highly regarded New York agency, offering her representation. Upon arriving in New York she was simultaneously booked by Steven Meisel for Italian Vogue and Victoria's Secret for their catalogue in 2005, marking her creative versatility between the worlds of high fashion and commercial advertising. Aurelia established a long lasting working relationship with Victoria's Secret which stretched from 2005 through 2011, predominantly appearing in the companies PINK line advertising and swimwear. She notably graced three covers for the iconic Victoria's Secret catalogue. She moved to New York City in early 2006 and her success continued, appearing in numerous international publications of Harpers Bazaar, Elle, Vogue, Marie Claire, L'Officiel, Vanity fair, Glamour, Surface, A4, Blackbook, Cosmopolitan, Lucky and Nylon amongst others.Aurelia was the face of GUESS, appearing in consecutive campaigns for the companies Lingerie advertising and Watch/Jewelry collections in 2010.Aurelia's presence in the fashion industry has spanned over a decade, she has been the face of a broad range of American and International fashion brands. Notably she has worked for Tommy Hilfigure, Calvin Klein, Juicy Couture, Badgley and Mischka, Nicole Miller, Pepe Jeans, Ann Taylor, Bebe, Make Up Forever cosmetics, Avon, L'Oreal Hair, Forever21, Hurley, Free people and others. She has appeared in advertising for american department store giants Henri Bendels, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Von Maur, additionally she featured in catalogues for Bloomingdales, Nordstrom and Dillards.