Please join us in welcoming Kiri-Rose Kendall to chat with Heart of Indie Radio Co-Host Emme Lentino
Kiri-Rose Kendall was born and adopted in Houston, Texas by an incredible
woman who was a Kiwi scientist. She was raised between Houston, Kenya and
New Zealand. Kiri-Rose’s global upbringing has led her along many life paths both
in youth advocacy and in creativity. During her early years, Kiri-Rose was Steiner
educated, giving her the creative stability and grounded-ness that would later
manifest itself in exciting ways. From Steiner, she chose Auckland Girls Grammar
which gave her the freedom to find her passion and drive which included sports -
that landed her full track and field and academic scholarship to the university, her
passion for youth advocacy both nationally and internationally, and of course, her
drive towards an international modelling and acting career.
Kiri-Rose started her modelling career during high school walking the runway at
Fashion Week for designers such as Karen Walker, Zambesi, NomD, Anna Stretton
and Augustine. Her national campaign shoots have included the throwback
magazines - Cleo, Lifestyle, Pavement, Girlfriend magazines and most recently a
spread in the re-launch of Fashion Quarterly. Her international campaigns include
the adventurous Ice Breaker shoot, the empowering Reebok x Les Mills shoot and
the beautifully powerful bridal shoot for Hera Couture that featured in UK Vogue.
Her creative journey doesn’t end there, you may have seen Kiri-Rose in the
captivating Netflix series - Sweet Tooth, and as her castmates and crew call her
she is known as Twyla - the “ always well-dressed member of the neighbourhood.”
