![]() She has a younger sister Caitlin who is also adopted from South Korea and an older brother who is her parent’s biological son.Īdoption has always been an integral part of Nicole’s family and upbringing. Nicole is an adoptee and was adopted by her parents Robyn and Ian from South Korea when she was 3 months old. Nicole is a key player in the Australian fashion community and believes in supporting the next generation, serving as a guest judge for The International Woolmark Prize Australia, The Australian Fashion Film Awards and The Australian BT Emerging Designer Award. She has been recognised in the Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ and Business of Fashion’s ‘The 500 People Shaping the Global Industry’ lists, and won awards from Instyle and Elle Australia. Beginning her journey with an online store and blog, Nicole has gone on to collaborate with luxury brands as a creative director, social media consultant, digital strategist and ambassador. Hailing from the Central Coast in NSW, Nicole Warne is considered one of the world’s leading digital influencers, with over 2.3 million followers. Hopeland is about family strengthening and community empowerment and driving creative solutions for vulnerable and abandoned children globally. The mission of Hopeland is to ensure children belong in loving families. Also in 2015, Deborra-lee was honoured in Washington as Advocate of the Year by Kidsave.ĭeborra-lee is the co-founder of the newly launched Hopeland organisation which is a US-based platform driving awareness around the issue of vulnerable children. She was named NSW Australian of the Year 2015. ![]() She was presented with 2014 International Humanitarian Award in Utah by Mentors International. Harlem Village Academies honoured Deborra-lee and her husband Hugh for their philanthropy work in 2012. Deborra-lee has been honoured extensively both in Australia and internationally for her work to improve the wellbeing of vulnerable children.įor her advocacy work she has been honoured by World Wide Orphans in New York, The Joint Council USA and in 2013 was given the prestigious award of Angel in Adoption by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption in Washington DC. She is Patron of the Lighthouse Foundation for displaced children in Melbourne Australia World Vision Ambassador, Patron of the Bone Marrow Donor Institute for children with leukemia Patron of International Adoptive Families of Queensland she sits on the board of World Wide Orphans Australia and is newly appointed on the board of the UN Women for Peace Association in New York. ![]() As founder of National Adoption Awareness Month (NAA M) and Adopt Change in Australia, Deborra-lee has been a driving force for improving adoption programs, procedures and legislation, and raising awareness and understanding of the issues of vulnerable children. ![]() It is her passion that children all over the world be given every chance to live a fulfilled life and achieve their full potential. Deborra-lee’s humanitarian work for children is a driving force in her life. Deborra-lee Furness is an internationally acclaimed actress as well as a passionate supporter of children and defender of their human rights across the globe. ![]()
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