Jessica Rae Hart (born 26 March 1986) is an Australian model and founder of LUMABeauty. She was discovered in Melbourne and has appeared on the cover of Australian Vogue.[4]
Early life and discovery
Hart was born in Sydney, Australia[3] and attended Sophia Mundi Steiner School in Abbotsford, Victoria until she was noticed at the age of 15 at a local shopping centre.[5][6] Another story of her rise to fame has her encouraged by an aunt to enter a modeling competition hosted by Dolly Magazine in 2000.[3][4] She won the competition with her mother, Rae, and sister, Ashley, as witnesses at Crown Casino.[7] She is known for a gap-tooth smile.[8] Her sister, Ashley Hart, is also a model.[9]
Career
Hart moved to New York City to pursue a career in modeling and has appeared in campaigns for Guess, Triumph and Esprit.[5] Hart shot her Swimsuit Issue photos in Mexico in November 2008.[10]
Hart was also in a few episodes of MTV's The City during its first season, in which she is shown dating Tamarama band member Nicolas Potts, her long-term boyfriend.[16] She has participated in Tamarama music videos, such as "Everything To Me" (alongside fellow Australian model Miranda Kerr) and "Middle of a Magazine".[17]
In early 2012, Jessica had a couple of minor accidents - breaking her ankle and then in a separate incident, cutting her foot on glass at a wedding, which led to nerve damage in her foot. This led to Jessica being on hiatus few months.[19]
In January 2014, Hart once again appeared on the cover of Australian Vogue.[22] In February and March, Hart walked for designers including Sonia Rykiel and Rag & Bone at Fall/Winter New York Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week, appeared on the covers of British GQ and French L'Officiel, the former alongside Chris O'Dowd. Hart also shot campaigns for Victoria's Secret Body and Andrew Marc and walked for Marc Jacobs at Spring/Summer New York Fashion Week.[23] In October, Hart was featured on the cover of Australian Cosmopolitan and in November, the Greek edition. Hart has also appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar (Australia, Mexico, Greece, Czech Republic), Marie Claire Italia, Elle (Italy, Spain, Australia, Argentina, Serbia), L'Officiel (Paris, Switzerland, Singapore, Turkey, Australia). Hart has also shot editorials for American Vogue, Love and V.[citation needed]
Hart founded beauty brand LUMA Beauty, a line of naturally-sourced skincare & makeup products, in 2014.[15][24]
In 2015, Hart was shot alongside Gigi Hadid by Bruce Weber for American Vogue. She then walked for Vionnet at Paris Fashion Week.[25]
Personal life
Hart and her then-boyfriend, Tamarama band member and fellow Australian Nicolas Potts, purchased a $1-million one-bedroom property in Manhattan's Battery Park during the summer of 2008.[26] Hart was in a relationship with Greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos III (grandson of Stavros Niarchos) from 2011-2017.[27][28]
Hart has been in a relationship with race car driver James Kirkham since 2019.[29] They became engaged during her baby shower in 2020.[30] The couple welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Baby-Rae, on 17 November 2020. Hart will be step-mother to Kirkham's daughter from a previous relationship.[31] Hart gave birth to a boy named Glorious, on 2 February 2022.[32]