Queens of the Kimberley

Deadly Vibe Issue 106, December 2005 A new competition celebrates the beauty of the Kimberley Region. The Kimberley Region of North West Australia is unique in its beauty and its diversity. To celebrate this, a special event has been held for the past two years that recognises and showcases the distinctive qualities of this area. […]

Inka Kassidy

Deadly Vibe Issue 109 March 2006 You Little Beauty At just 11 years of age, this young model already has the world at her feet. For most 11-year-old kids, life is pretty simple. You go to school, you come home, you play with your mates. But for one young Aboriginal girl, life also includes catwalks, […]

Brolga Model Management

Stylin’ Up They’re young, black, deadly . . . and gorgeous. The recent international success of stunning young Aboriginal model Samantha Harris has brought the fashion industry’s attention to the unique beauty of Australia’s Indigenous people. Samantha is certainly not the first Aboriginal model to find fame in the modelling industry ” Miss Aboriginal Australia […]

High Achiever’s Flying Start

Story: High Achiever’s Flying Start Naomi Anstess has done more in 21 years than many do in a lifetime. But as she tells Deadly Vibe, this is only the beginning. Having a positive role model at an appropriate age can be instrumental in setting you on the right path for life. Naomi Anstess, a Torres […]

Che Cockatoo-Collins and Delvene Parkin

Deadly Vibe Issue 89 July 2004 Head over heels When AFL footy star Che Cockatoo-Collins finally laid eyes on Delvene Parkin in the flesh, it was love at first sight. Che had first spotted Delvene’s photo in The Koori Mail in 1996, when the gorgeous Queenslander was named Miss Aboriginal Australia. He decided on the […]

Samantha Harris

Deadly Vibe Issue 106, December 2005 She’s got the Look An Aboriginal beauty is lighting up the international catwalk. In our July 2004 issue, we featured the fresh face of 13-year-old Samantha Harris, a finalist in the Girlfriend Covergirl Model Search competition who obviously had a big future ahead of her as a professional model. […]

Role Models

Deadly Vibe Issue 96 February 2005 Role Models Young, smart and beautiful – girl power at its best is alive and well in Cape York. A group of successful young Indigenous women from Far North Queensland’s Cape York Region have struck a pose for education and training, appearing in a special 2005 calendar to raise […]

Kimberly Wanganeen

Deadly Vibe Issue 106 December 2005 Black Beauty Is this the face of Australia? Deadly Vibe meets our very own beauty queen. The beauty of Aboriginal people is the beauty of the real Australia ” strong, proud and unique. In an act that illustrates how this beauty is now acknowledged more than ever, a young […]