Rising model Tarlisa Gaykamangu covers the September 2023 issue of Vogue Australia [IG], as she embarks on her career as a fashion model.

The bilingual model, who speaks English and Djambarrpuyngu — one of the many languages of East Arnhem Land, had a helping hand from her Aunty Liandra, interviewed previously by Vogue Australia.

Tarlisa Gaykamangu at Bottega Veneta

In their cover story about Tarlisa Gayamangu, Vogue Australia notes that slowly, “the idea that models need to fit a predetermined mould and work in with the existing system, and not the other way around, is being rewired in the fashion industry at large.”

AOC agrees but also believes deeply that the fashion industry is much too reliant on South Sudanese models.