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Dutch Portraits (Lara-Iekeliene.org) is back online now, check out the new version and the updates!

This is a non-Gemma related news. Dutch Portraits is a fan site dedicated to Dutch models Lara Stone & Iekeliene Stange. It’s URL, formerly dutch-portraits.orangesarecool.com is now changed to Lara-Iekeliene.org, the old URL is unavailable, so, please bookmark the site again! The site is under construction (layout change, links replacement, etc.) and be right back soon! Keep checking the Photos Gallery.

Gemma Ward Is NOT Retiring, But Still Not Walking This Season

Earlier this week reports surfaced that Gemma Ward, the baby-faced, blue-eyed, blonde-haired beauty, would be retiring from modeling to pursue her blossoming acting career. But today we have news to the contrary, straight from the model herself.

I was surprised to wake up this morning and read news of my own retirement. While I am taking some time off currently to rest and enjoy the company of friends and family, I am still very much a (excited and enthusiastic) working model and actress. I’m only 20, for God’s sakes.

Hear that? She’s only 20. Let the girl have a break! Her agency, IMG, did confirm for us, however, that she will be taking off through the end of September, which means we won’t be seeing her on the spring 2009 runways. That said, we’ll be watching carefully to see where she plants herself for her modeling reappearance. It’s bound to be something big.

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(This is really a good news to hear! We love you Gemma!)

Two similar articles in respone to the issue concerning Gemma’s rumoured retirement.
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Is Gemma Ward Retiring?

Don’t expect to see Gemma Ward at the shows this season. The Aussie superstar is rumored to be retiring officially from modeling to pursue her love of acting. Before you write her off as yet another model turned actress turned joke, she’s getting good reviews for her turn in The Black Balloon, alongside Toni Collette. And she was in The Strangers (we didn’t see it either). So if we have to bid adieu to one of the cutest girls on the runway, at least we’ll still (we hope) catch her on the big screen.

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Gemma Ward to officially retire from the runway?

We’ve all suspected that Gemma Ward’s days on the runway and modeling for editorials in the biggest fashion magazines in the world could be numbered. What with her fledgling acting career which includes substantial roles in The Strangers with Liv Tyler and The Black Balloon where she was even given rave reviews for her acting skills.

Now street rag, Pedestrian, are reporting that an insider source says that Gemma will “officially retire” from the runway to pursue the lure of Hollywood.

While Gemma is pursuing her dreams, why announce an official departure from the modeling world when you can command between $10,000 to $20,000 for a 10 minute fashion show appearance and a lot more for a major advertising campaign?

Would you miss Gemma if she left the fashion world to become an actress?

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Fab Flash: Gemma Ward to Retire From Modeling?

Australian model Gemma Ward has been branching out recently taking acting roles in major films. She has already starred in both The Strangers and Black Balloon.

Pedestrian magazine is today claiming that Gemma Ward is close to officially retiring from modeling. They say that she is retiring to pursue her Hollywood acting career.

The retirement has not officially been announced yet but it’s been rumoured for a while. We wish her luck in Hollywood!