She’s the bi-racial Australian model that’s experienced international success thanks to her unique look.
And Jessica Gomes hasn’t forgotten her heritage, posting several rare images of her mother and father to Instagram on Friday.
The 33-year-old shared snaps of her parents before they moved to Australia in the 1970s while revealing that her mother was the brainchild behind her stylistic choices.
Mother, my style inspiration’: Jessica Gomes shared a series of retro snaps of her mother and father on Friday before they immigrated to Australia
‘Mother, my style inspiration,’ she captioned.
In one photo her mother is seen wearing a long Portuguese-style Valentina border dress, as she sits on the railing outside a house that looks over a breathtaking landscape, as her jet black hair is styled into a fringe.
She then shared an old photo of her mother and father both lying on a bed and staring at the camera.
‘Daddy cool 70’s vintage! Want that shirt!’ Jessica captioned.
Candid: She then shared an old photo of her mother and father both lying on a bed and staring at the camera
Like mother, like daughter: Jessica attributes her love of fashion to her mother
Her father is wearing a 1970’s style sleeveless shirt and a pair of dark denim jeans, with an enormous pair of Catholic rosary beads hanging above his head.
She then shared a close-up photo of her face on a Californian passport and captioned it ‘immigrant’, alluding to the fact that she is originally an Australian citizen and now resides in the United States.
‘Immigrant’: She then shared a close-up photo of her face on a Californian passport and captioned it ‘Immigrant’, alluding to the fact that she is originally an Australian citizen and now resides in the United States
Jessica has confirmed in the past that she is of Chinese and Portuguese descent, with her mother born in Hong Kong and raised in Singapore, and her Portuguese father spending a large majority of his life in Paris.
Jessica began modelling when she was only 13-years-old after attending the Linda-Ann Modelling Academy in Perth
She moved to New York City in 2004, when she was immediately signed to IMG Models, and splashed over magazine heavyweight publications Sports Illustrated, Vogue, and Victoria’s Secret.
Mixed: Jessica has confirmed in the past that she is of Chinese and Portuguese descent, with her mother born in Hong Kong and raised in Singapore, and her Portuguese father spending a large majority of his life in Paris