Leesa Fogarty

Leesa Fogarty is an internationally recognised Australian Designer and Entrepreneur renown internationally for setting the trend for a healthy body image on the worlds catwalks.

Fogarty is one of the Founders of international swimwear label and luxury limited edition swimwear label LeesaLU, http://www.leesalu.com. Fogarty is renown internationally for setting the trend for a healthy body image on the worlds catwalks. Madrid, Milan, USA and Brazil all taking action after MaraJoara went against Australian Fashion Week organisers advice and refusing to sack their size 8 to 12 models even after reputedly being told the girls were 'too fat' for the catwalk."Model calls for fresh approach" Herald Sun, September 7, 2006. Fogarty was the exclusive International Designer Guest of Sarajevo Fashion Week 2006 and closed the event in 2007. "Fogarty's Sarajevo Show" The Age, November 13, 2007, and "Fogarty praised at Sarajevo Fashion Week" News.com.au November 12, 2007.

Fogarty is a freelance international fashion journalist and stylist. Her work has included styling for celebrity photographer Tito Antonio http://www.titomedia.com, Ferrari's 60th anniversary http://www.italiaspeed.com/2007/cars/ferrari/03/60th_anniv_sydney/0403.html, The Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix http://www.grandprix.com.au, Mr and Miss World Australia and a variety of high profile editorials, television shows and celebrities. Today Fogarty collaborates in Paris with the talented team of Y Coiffure, http://www.y-coiffure.com and international fashion photographer and hair stylist, Alexandre Pattein, http://www.alexandrepattein.com .

Fogarty is the founder of BluePedal International, an agency that has become one of Australia's Celebrity Publicity and Creative Houses in the Fashion and IT Community - http://www.bluepedal.com.au. Partnering with international sports marketing firm, Skylla Marketing, it supports the publicity and sponsorship of many of Australia's leading Athletes and high profile personalities including celebrity pro-surfer and Model, Laura Andon http://www.starnow.co.uk/lauraandon.

The founder of boutique International Talent Agency LeesaModelManagement, Fogarty's agency exclusively manages ABC Models Sarajevo, FTV Model of the World Delila, the Miss World Australia and Mr World Australia talent in the UK and France. http://www.abc-models.com. Her models have walked the runways of Fashion Weeks all over the world.

Fogarty's team are focussed on embedding more sustainable and greener practices into their products and their company through a focus on climate change, sustainable raw materials, waste, healthy body image, charity and fair partners. Fogarty's companies are actively involved in supporting the Miss World "Beauty with a Purpose" program which since its inception has raised more than $USD400M for children's charities internationally. In 2006 they assisted Miss World Australia in the fundraising of more than $3M for Australian charities.

Fogarty is a philanthropist in the Australasian IT&T and Fashion Industry. As the Founder of the Community of Interest for IT,Security, Risk Management and Compliance Australasia on LinkedIN, this online and informal community assists the Who's Who in the industry globally to share best practice and knowledge, access resources and headhunt across the industry - http://www.itsecuritylink.com. As a technologist Fogarty is chartered with driving the Systems Integrator growth for 23B Asian Telco giant - Telstra Corporation into the European region.

Fogarty holds a Masters in Management from USQ and Executive Qualifications in Management Mentoring (Harvard),Risk Management (AGSM) and ebusiness strategy (University of Victoria).

Fogarty is a Guest Lecturer in Marketing, Public Relations and Luxury Brand advertising in a number of International Business Schools and Universities.

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