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Which models do you think will be famous in 2009?

Gemma Ward: You probably think she’s famous already, but one more movie role and even my mom can add her to the list of current girls she knows – currently composed of just Stam and Agyness.

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WA supermodels Gemma Ward and Nicole Trunfio will start 2009 by getting in touch with their “hippie spirit” at a Byron Bay beach house.

The international stars, who are close friends, have hired the house to get some peace and quiet before launching into what will be a very busy year.

Ward took most of 2008 off from the catwalks and media circuit after the shock death of her friend Heath Ledger in January.

She travelled around the world, visiting India and the Himalayas.

Catwalk darling Ward confirmed she would be back modelling in 2009 after rumours she would focus solely on a movie career following her rave reviews in the award-winning WA film The Black Balloon alongside Toni Collette.

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During her brief runway hiatus Gemma Ward has been quietly building a unique acting resume; first with a memorable turn as a masked villain in the horror hit The Strangers and now a spirited performance in the Aussie indie The Black Balloon.

The Black Balloon is a heart-wrenching and at times difficult coming of age story about a young man’s struggle to understand and accept his autistic brother. Starring Toni Collette, Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford and Gemma Ward, the film is an engaging slice of suburban Australian life.

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Supermodel Gemma Ward is one of the 332 new inclusions in the 2009 edition of Who’s Who in Australia.

Miss Ward is joined by supermodel Miranda Kerr, television personality Chris Lilley, world surfing champion Stephanie Gilmour, Socceroo coach Pim Verbeek and captain Lucas Neil and new Wallabies coach Robbie Deans.

See a photo gallery of Perth’s Gemma Ward here

Gemma Ward is best known as the face of alien chic and for being romantically linked to the late actor Heath Ledger. Neither achievement, though, is included in her small biography.

Who’s Who in Australia contains more than 13,000 biographies. The 2009 edition, which runs to 2282 pages and 13,378 small biographies, includes 332 newcomers. Who’s Who publisher Helen Christon says they are picked for their significant contributions to Australian life.

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Perth’s top models Sophie and Gemma Ward were seduced into going on an American road trip together. Sophie shares the adventure.

Read the long American Road Trip Story

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This week seems to be all about fashion in film — Wednesday brings us both the debut of Karl Lagerfeld’s short film and the televised version of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, and on Friday, Gemma Ward’s film, The Black Balloon, finally makes its US debut, just in time to throw itself into the ring for awards season contention.  The film already swept the nominations for Australia’s most prestigious film awards — results come out this Saturday — and a similarly positive reception stateside could do wonders for Gemma’s film career.

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THE uplifting WA story The Black Balloon is the hot favourite to sweep this week’s AFI Awards, which celebrate their 50th anniversary.

The heartfelt tale of an average Aussie family struggling to cope with their autistic son is up for 11 awards, including best film, best actor (Rhys Wakefield), best supporting actress (Toni Collette) and best supporting actor (Luke Ford and Erik Thomson).

“It would be nice to win considering that and the fact we lead the nomination field. All the main actors except for Gemma (Ward) are nominated, so it will be good for them too.

“Gemma is actually in New York and will be attending the premiere of the film there with Elissa.”

The awards will be hosted by actor Stephen Curry on Saturday, December 6 at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre and broadcast on the Nine Network at 9.30pm.

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Gemma supports Obama!

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We haven’t seen much of Gemma Ward lately — except for the unexpected cover in October — and according to this week’s Australian Grazia, she spends most of her time with her mother, “refusing invitations to parties and other events” at her New York base, but she made a surprise appearance on Tuesday night, celebrating in the streets of New York with a picture of Barack Obama.  That’s not the only reason Gemma should be celebrating — her movie The Black Balloon recently picked up eleven nominations at Australia’s most prestigious film awards, and it’s set to make a New York debut on Dec. 5.