‘The Hillary Clinton of Australia’: Supermodel gushes over Julie Bishop

‘The Hillary Clinton of Australia’: Supermodel gushes over Julie Bishop


Just last week, Julie Bishop thrilled her followers when she shared some glamorous snaps of herself with American supermodel Tyra Banks.

The pair posed for pictures together out the front of Nobu restaurant in Sydney during a night out.

And now Banks, 51, has reflected on meeting the former Australian politician, 68, during an appearance on KIIS FM’s Kyle and Jackie O.

Watch the video above.

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Tyra Banks has reflected on meeting Julie Bishop during a ‘casual dinner’ in Sydney last week. (Instagram/Julie Bishop)

During the chat, Banks sang Bishop’s praises and called her “really fun and sweet”.

“Oh my gosh, she’s amazing,” Banks began.

“She’s like the Condoleezza Rice, you know, the Hillary Clinton of Australia. And through a mutual friend, we had dinner, like a casual dinner,” she said.

“He’s like, ‘I want you to meet my friend’.”

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Julie Bishop and Tyra Banks
“Oh my gosh, she’s amazing,” Banks began. (Instagram/Julie Bishop)

Banks went on to say she was “nervous” and “excited” to meet Bishop, the former Minister for Foreign Affairs.

“And I was like, ‘Oh my God’. Like, nervous and excited. And I was like, this woman is my home girl. She cares about people. She’s warm, she’s funny,” she said.

“We were taking pictures, and I was like, her legs were looking so sexy. And I’m like, ‘You know, your legs are looking so sexy’. And she just giggled.

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“I mean, she was just really fun and sweet.”

Last week, Bishop shared some stunning snaps of the duo from their night out at Nobu, captioning the post: “The fabulous Tyra Banks ♥️.”

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During the radio interview, Banks also spoke about how she was discovered in high school in Los Angeles.

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During the radio interview, Banks also spoke about how she was discovered in high school. (WireImage)

“I was discovered on the first day of high school in Los Angeles,” she said, explaining she was discovered by a fellow student and model.

“She was like, ‘Are you a model? And I was like, ‘What? What are you talking about? I’m the awkward, weird, skinny girl’,” she said.

“And yes, she changed my life by discovering me.”

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The former America’s Next Top Model The host has had huge success in modelling, walking for the likes of Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Victoria’s Secret and Christian Dior throughout her career.

She even went on to host her own talk show, called The Tyra Banks Show.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 15: Tyra Banks walks the runway for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2024 on October 15, 2024 in New York City.
Banks recently made a triumphant return to the runway for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show last year. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty)

Banks recently made a triumphant return to the runway for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show last year.

It’s been reported the supermodel has been secretly living in Australia in recent months ahead of opening an ice cream store in Sydney.

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