Alyssa Sutherland

Who is Alyssa Sutherland?

Alyssa Sutherland is an Australian-born actress and model, now based in New York City. In 2012, she married long-time boyfriend Laurence Shanet in Thailand.

Sutherland was born in Brisbane. Her modeling career began when she won the 1997 annual Bonne Belle model search of Girlfriend, a teen magazine in Australia. Following her win, she was signed to a contract with Vogue Australia.

She has had an extensive runway, print and television modeling career, appearing in campaigns for Bulgari, Ralph Lauren, Garnier, Calvin Klein, Chanel, John Frieda, Kerastase, Hugo Boss, and Abercrombie & Fitch.

She has cover appearances for Vogue Australia, Harper’s Bazaar Singapore, "Elle" Germany, Australian Style, Glamour Italy and Black and White. She has also shot extensive editorial for Vogue, Elle, Marie-Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour Italy, I.D., Wallpaper*, and The Face and Scene, often working with renowned fashion photographers such as Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber, Ellen von Unwerth and Steven Miesel.

In 2007, she became the newest Flake Girl when Cadbury revived its iconic TV advertisements after a 5-year hiatus. The advertisement shows her, in reverse time, eating a Flake bar in a convertible during a rain shower. She is one of several former Cadbury advert actors to speak out in favour of the "Keep Cadbury British" campaign in opposition to the sale of Cadbury to a non-British owner.