Mimi Macpherson seen publicly for the first time in over a decade in Noosa trends now
They were once Australia's most famous sisters, ruling the social and celebrity scene and dominating headlines for more than a decade.
But life for Mimi Macpherson and her big sister, supermodel Elle, couldn't be further apart as the pair lead very different lives on opposite sides of the globe.
Now all but retired from modelling, Elle - who splits her time Florida and the UK - oversees a successful vitamin company and is worth an estimated $80million.
Mimi Macpherson has been seen for the first time in over a decade. She was pictured going for a swim at a beach in Noosa on Friday
Mimi is the younger sister of supermodel Elle Macpherson. The pair were once 'It Girls' who attended glamorous events in the 90s and 2000s. They are pictured here at Elle's 'Intimates' summer lingerie collection at Sydney strip club Men's Gallery in 2002
Once referred to as 'The Body' thanks to her famed physique, Macpherson has also recently gone public with a new man - musician Doyle Bramhall II - with the pair often sharing snaps of each other from far flung corners of the world.
Life for younger sister Mimi, meanwhile, couldn't be any different on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Far from the glare of the spotlight and glamorous events as a society regular during the 90s and 2000s, Mimi now happily lives a quiet life in the popular resort town of Noosa.
Mimi, who is now known as 'Mia', was spotted taking a dip in a plunging black one-piece
The former whale-watching entrepreneur and property developer runs an Airbnb operation from her apartment located just a few blocks from the beach and goes by the name 'Mia' on her rental profile page
At the height of her fame in 1999, Mimi was signed as 'the 'Face of Fosters' beer in the United Kingdom - replacing Kelly Brook - and was dubbed 'The Young Body' by the British press following a series of appearances for the brewers Mimi is pictured here modelling at the launch of Fostralia 2000 in London
The former whale-watching entrepreneur and property developer runs an Airbnb operation from her apartment located just a few blocks from the beach and goes by the name 'Mia' on her rental profile page.
Photographed this week for the first time in more than a decade, Mimi, who is now 55, was spotted going for a swim at a beach in Noosa.
She showed off her slim figure in a black plunging swimsuit as she soaked up the sun and cooled off in the water.
Contacted for comment, Mimi broke her silence of 15 years to admit that spending two decades in the public spotlight where she was known primarily as the little sister of a supermodel was 'never her thing'.
'I just really like to keep things simple,' Mimi told Daily Mail Australia.
'I don't particularly like talking to the media... it's one of the reasons I moved away from Sydney. It's quite daunting.
Contacted for comment, Mimi broke her silence of 15 years to admit that spending two decades in the public spotlight where she was known primarily as the little sister of a supermodel was 'never her thing'
A preference for staying under the radar has also motivated Mimi - also known as Miriam Frances Gow - to adopt the name 'Mia' in her professional life
Mimi says that while she remains 'extremely close' to her sister Elle, but the pair don't spend much time together as Elle ploughs her energy into her business. The pair are pictured here in 1999
'Going out to red carpets and having my picture taken and wearing high heels was never really my thing.'
A preference for staying under the radar has also motivated Mimi - also known as Miriam Frances Gow - to adopt the name 'Mia' in her professional life.
'Because I just like privacy. I don't trade on my name and I never have,' she said.
Mimi's relaxed life in Noosa is worlds away from her celebrity hey day when, for a time, she was arguably as famous as her older sister with a lucrative modelling career of her own.
Mimi's relaxed life in Noosa is worlds away from her celebrity hey day when, for a time,
