Nicole Trunfio

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Nicole Trunfio (born 16 March 1986) is an Australian model from Merredin, Western Australia.

Early life

Trunfio was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, on March 16, 1986, to father, Giuseppe, and mother, Kim. She is the youngest of three siblings. Her father, who was of Italian descent, was "more Italian than Australian growing up," she says. She'll ride dirt bikes and make Italian sausage, pasta sauce, and wine with her grandparents. Trunfio was poor as a child, but the household never felt miserable because "there was always food on the table and love in the family." She was a child when she was young and said, "had every instrument around." Growing up, she played piano.

Trunfio attended St. Mary's Primary School in Merredin, Western Australia. Later, she attended Parkfield Primary and then, Australind Senior High School in Australind, Western Australia.

Trunfio, a sixteen-year-old teen who worked at Coles, packing shelves before she dropped out of school in Year 11 to relocate to New York City after winning a modeling competition with only 5000 dollars in her bank account. After being told that a model had a five-year shelf life, she would return to Australia and study law at university. Nevertheless, she studied in New York City for three years and then attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney.

Personal life

Since meeting at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, Trunfio began dating Texan blues musician Gary Clark Jr. Trunfio revealed their engagement in November 2014, when she was seven months pregnant. The pair married in Palm Springs, California, on April 19th, 2016 at the Colony Palms Hotel, inspired by the location where they were staying. Steven Khalil, an Australian designer, created her wedding dress.

Trunfio's first child, a boy, was born on Instagram in 2015. In a Vogue interview, she said, "my first [childbirth] was a breeze]—I was working [for] the Toronto International Film Festival] and then onto Dubai for a TV commercial." Trunfio gave birth at home during her second pregnancy. "It did not go well and I almost died," she told Vogue. Another daughter was born in 2020, Trunfio and Clark's third child.

Trunfio has been raising cattle on a 50-acre horse ranch near Austin, Texas, with her husband and their three children since 2017.

Trunfio, the creator and CEO of maternity clothing brand Bumpsuit, a sustainable and ethical jewellery brand, Erth Jewellery, and swimwear brand Erth Swim were among the items featured in this blog.

Trunfio founded Erth Jewellery, a sustainable jewellery brand, in December 2016.

Trunfio collaborated with Australian luxury candle and fragrance company Lumira to create a candle branded "The Vow" to inspire self-love and positivity in 2018. After being in Paris for a year, as well as being on a yacht in the Mediterranean, between the Amalfi Coast, Italy, and the South of France, she was inspired by the scents of black, enigmatic hotels, and late-night meals and cocktails.

Trunfio launched Bumpsuit, her own maternity boutique, in February 2020. She started Bumpsuit while pregnant with her third child and became dissatisfied with the lack of trendy maternity options.

Trunfio launched Erth Swim, a green swimwear line aimed at "minimizing its environmental impact" in July 2020. After visiting Bali and seeing the beauty of the beaches after people had taken advantage of their environment, she decided to create this brand in an attempt to raise public interest. Both styles and shapes for Erth Swim are created by women in Bali and greater Indonesia.

Trunfio's Australian edition Elle magazine cover, which featured her breastfeeding her four-month-old son, received backlash in 2015. This photograph was only released to the subscribers' coverage as a thank-you for subscribing, but a portrait of Trunfio holding her son was instead published to newsstands. Trunfio's image was mocked as the media has continued to avoid pictures of breastfeeding mothers. Trunfio wrote: "I think it should be something that isn't a [subscriber's cover]...I think it's a significant part of being a woman and motherhood." However, Trunfio was also lauded by some readers, who said "the image deserved greater exposure" in the interest of normalizing breastfeeding. Trunfio has since used the publication to lobby for a reform in the stigma surrounding women who breastfeed in public, using the hashtag "#NormalizeBreastfeeding" on her Instagram.

Trunfio joined forces with clothing brand Auguste in raising money for "1% For The Planet," an organization that encourages companies to pledge at least 1% of net income to environmental-based charities. "It's really important for brands to give back, and I hope this campaign will encourage other Australian labels to join 1% For The Planet," she saluted the global sustainability campaign.

Trunfio spoke out about raising a mixed-race son in the aftermath of Donald Trump's as president, saying "my son is a product of love and my husband and I are very aware that we are in an interracial union." Trunfio said "it will be amazing when people stop seeing color and race and culture and become one." Everyone is unique, and it's just a beautiful way to live life."

Trunfio wore two signs in Austin in January 2017: "Your silence will not shield you" and "Women's rights, black rights, and immigrant rights are human rights."

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Career

Trunfio was the winner of the third installment of the Australian television series Supermodel of Australia in 2002 and came second in the international version, Supermodel of the World.

She has modelled for various Australian as well as international designers including Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Christian Dior, Gucci, Fendi, Missoni, Roberto Cavalli, Vivienne Westwood, Valentino, Victoria's Secret, Sweetface, and Neiman Marcus. She has appeared in campaigns for Karl Lagerfeld, D&G, Sonia Rykiel, Lacoste, Sisley, Anne Taylor, BCBG Max Azria, Chadwick's and Guess. Trunfio has worked with photographers such as Richard Avedon for Kenneth Cole campaign, Patrick Demarchelier for Harpers Bazaar, Steven Klein for D&G campaign, Peter Lindbergh for Italian Vogue, Terry Richardson for British Vogue, Greg Kadel, Melvin Sokosky, Russell James, and is the current face of Ulta.

In 2006, Trunfio began several years of studying acting in New York City at Stella Adler Studio. She attended NIDA, and was featured in the Australian movie Two Fists, One Heart playing the role of Italian temptress Jessica.

She served as a mentor for the female models in the second season of the American version of Make Me a Supermodel. She was also a mentor for one of the three teams on the first season of The Face Australia. Trunfio replaced Miranda Kerr as the face of David Jones' winter 2011 launch.

Trunfio is represented by IMG Models in New York City, Iconic Management in Berlin and Viviens Model Management in Australia.

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