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Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson has raised eyebrows for making a surprising remark about her ancestry.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, the 57-year-old stated in a new beauty video tutorial for Vogue: 'My eyes are almost black, that’s the Aborigine in me.'
'Being seven generations Australian they don’t reflect light the same way blue eyes do,' she reportedly said in the clip.
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'That’s the Aborigine in me': Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson, 57, (pictured) has raised eyebrows for making a surprising remark about her ancestry
According to the publication, the video was edited to remove those remarks when Macpherson was asked to clarify whether she was claiming to be Indigenous, or regretted using the term 'Aborigine'.
Elle's younger sister Mimi has since denied Elle's claims, telling The Sydney Morning Herald: 'We are not Indigenous nor have we traced our ancestry.'
Born in Australia, Elle is the daughter of entrepreneur and sound engineer Peter Gow, and nurse Frances Gow.
Surprising: Elle stated in a now-edited beauty tutorial for Vogue: 'My eyes are almost black, that’s the Aborigine in me', The Sydney Morning Herald reports
Family: Elle's younger sister Mimi has since denied Elle's claims, telling The Sydney Morning Herald : 'We are not Indigenous nor have we traced our ancestry.' Elle (left)