Supermodel Miranda Kerr on balancing beauty, business and being a mum of four boys

Miranda Kerr is not so much chasing balance as she is embodying it—sunlight in one hand, a rose quartz crystal in the other. Her life, at first glance, could be mistaken for a still from a Nancy Meyers film: teacups, toddlers, tailoring, and the occasional diamond-drenched Dior moment. But beneath the beauty lies something sturdier—an inner architecture shaped by small-town grit, grandmotherly wisdom, and a belief that presence is the purest kind of power.

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Miranda Kerr to leave a legacy of love. Joining me over Zoom from her sun-drenched home in Los Angeles—one she shares with her husband, the Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel, and their four children, aged one to fourteen—Miranda appears radiant and composed, the kind of centred energy that makes you reconsider your own morning routine. Her life looks, from the outside, like a gentle dream: flowers from the garden, herbal tea on the porch, rose quartz carried with her. But it’s also a rhythm that’s been earned—one layered with rituals, family, and a deep sense of where she comes from. ‘I was raised in Gunnedah, a little country town in Australia,’ she tells me, her voice wrapping softly around the name like it’s still home. ‘My parents bought the cheapest house in town, we didn’t have much, but there was so much love. An overflowing abundance of love.’ Much of that came from her grandmother, who looked after Miranda while her teenage mother went to tech at night and her father worked—they’re still together by the way, and so so happy. ‘She had this generosity of spirit,’ she says with fondness. ‘The door was always open. Anyone was welcome. There’d be tea, there’d be cake—even if there wasn’t enough to go around, she’d make it work.’ The influence of her grandmother runs deep—not just in the stories, but in the quiet ways Miranda has built her life. She tells me about afternoons climbing a willow tree with her cousins, riding a PeeWee 50 motorbike around the farm, learning to drive a stick shift Valiant at seven. ‘We were always outside,’ she reflects. ‘Making mud pies, wheelbarrow races… it was just real and fun and kind of magic.’ That kind of love, she says, is what taught her about beauty before she even understood what beauty was. And it shows. When the model talks about her first big job for Victoria’s Secret, she doesn’t mention the lingerie or the lights. She remembers looking around the room at Adriana Lima and Gisele Bündchen and thinking, ‘Wow, they’re breathtaking’. Then turning inward and wondering, ‘How did I end up here?’ ‘I just never saw myself like that,’ she tells me. ‘I didn’t think of beauty as something external. It was always about your heart. That’s how I was raised. That your job is to let your light shine.’

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Miranda’s own light comes filtered through layers of experience: small-town girl, world- travelling model, mother of four, business founder. And somewhere between those identities lies her aesthetic—graceful, nostalgic, unforced. Less curated than conjured. That sense of grounded elegance, one that’s humble but intentional, threads through her aesthetic today. When asked about her style, Miranda doesn’t name-drop designers or trends. Instead, she circles back to her grandmother. ‘She didn’t have money to buy clothes, so she’d buy fabric, and her best friend would sew her skirts and tops—cut perfectly to flatter her shape,’ she tells me. ‘Even if she was just at home cooking dinner, she always looked put together. She had this little handbag that she’d carry around the house—and I do the same thing now. I’ll have a handbag on me even when I’m walking around the house, just in case I need anything.’ She speaks of tailoring, something her grandmother knew well, and Miranda herself embodied again recently, on the steps of The Met. It was a hero look of the gala; custom Dior and an excess of diamonds. Diamonds, right now, of course, are her thing—a momentous love affair made very real in her partnership with the iconic New Zealand jeweller, Michael Hill. And as such, Miranda’s style—and by extension, her home—is classic, but doesn’t feel curated in the Pinterest sense. It’s intuitive, layered, and a little sentimental. It’s a culmination of my story so far, we agree: ‘Growing up in the country. Travelling through Japan, Milan, New York. Watching people at the airport. Observing how different cultures carry themselves. I think all of that was imprinted on me in a subconscious way. Even the way I layer things in my house.’ She’s thoughtful but not precious, and what might sound saccharine coming from someone else lands as completely authentic. She speaks as much in energy as in words—and she believes in both. ‘I really think that how you feel energetically comes through,’ she says. ‘Like if I haven’t slept or I’m run down, my pictures feel off. Not physically—but the light’s dimmer.’ It’s that light she’s always trying to protect—and help others find in themselves. ‘My mum had this little pillow that said, ‘Let your little light shine.’ That’s how I was raised,’ she explains. ‘It was always about the heart: that your inner light, your kindness—that’s beauty.’

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Miranda Kerr is the rare kind of celebrity who seems most herself when she’s not being watched. She travels with a Royal Albert teacup (from her collection, of course) and a piece of rose quartz—a little glamour, a little grounding. ‘I’ve been bringing a teacup with me for years,’ she says, smiling. ‘It’s just this piece of home I can always have near me. And the rose quartz—it’s for the heart chakra, for self-love. I’ve always felt drawn to it. Every KORA [Organics] product is filtered through rose quartz. That’s been non-negotiable since day one.’ She talks about these details—crystals, affirmations, ingredients—with a kind of matter-of-fact reverence. Not as trend, but as truth. ‘I use essential oils instead of synthetic fragrance. We include words of affirmation, because I believe every thought we think has a cellular impact. I just wanted to make something that feels good and does good.’
KORA Organics—which she launched back in 2009, well before clean beauty was cool—has grown into a globally recognised skincare brand. But she’s not here to dominate the industry. She’s here to reimagine how we treat ourselves. ‘Health is wealth,’she says, unflinchingly. ‘If you don’t have your health, you can’t enjoy anything else.’ Still, she’s the first to say she’s not rigid. ‘When my kids go to birthday parties, I say, just go for it. Have fun. If we’re 80% healthy and 20% indulgent, we’re doing great. Stressing about perfection isn’t healthy either.’

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The word balance comes up a lot when you talk to Miranda Kerr, but not in the ironic, overused way. She doesn't preach work-life balance like a catchphrase. She embodies it. When I ask her how she does it—four children, a company, a public profile—she smiles and launches into a surprisingly precise play-by-play of her afternoons. There’s a rhythm to it. At 4:30, they sit down for an early dinner. Then they might go for a walk or a swim, all together, all as a family. Bath time is by 5:35. The baby’s down by 6:30. Then she gets one-on-one time with the five- and seven-year-olds. After they’re in bed, it’s time for her teenager. And then she gets time with her husband. She pauses, then adds: ‘It’s all about those intentional moments.’ And it’s not just a schedule. It’s a value system. ‘My five-year-old and I have tea parties,’ she says. ‘Lemon balm tea with honey. Little cookies. We talk about his day. The other day, he picked flowers from the garden and arranged them in a vase. He’s been doing that lately. I think he saw me doing it with the baby and wanted to try.’ The way she says flowers from the garden makes it sound like an act of radical self-care. And maybe, in 2025, it is. I think that the way she connects with each of her children is utterly gorgeous—a mosaic of intentional moments, carved from the chaos of family life. Her oldest son, now a teenager, whom she co-parents with his father Orlando Bloom, gets his own sacred slice of the evening. ‘Sometimes we’ll watch a movie together,’ she says. ‘It’s our time to chill, just the two of us. He’s really into storytelling and cinematography, so we’ll talk about the scenes afterwards, the characters. It’s so fun to see his mind working.’ The ritual isn’t always elaborate. Sometimes it’s just a couch, a screen, something delicious to snack on. But for Miranda, it’s about presence. ‘He’s growing up so fast, and I want to be there for that—not just physically, but emotionally. I want him to know I see him. That he matters.’ It’s a delicate dance, she tells me, parenting a teen in the digital age. Miranda says she keeps a close eye on his online life—not out of distrust, but protection. ‘The only social media he has is Snapchat,’ she notes. ‘That’s how he and his friends communicate. But we have Family Centre on, and I monitor everything. He knows that’s part of the deal. It’s about creating safe spaces, even digitally.’ She talks about screen time limits and digital boundaries not with paranoia, but with calm clarity. After all, there’s so much stimulation out there. It’s important that home, then, feels like a safe, grounded place. Somewhere for real connection to happen. Her other children—the baby, the five-year-old, the seven-year-old—all get one-on-one time, too. ‘My seven-year-old is really cerebral,’ she says. ‘He’s always building something, thinking, questioning. Our time together is usually after his little brother falls asleep. We talk, read, say our prayers. Sometimes we’ll sketch together—he loves drawing these really detailed space ships.’ The baby, of course, gets those early morning moments. ‘When the big kids are at school, I get that quiet time with him. We walk in the garden, pick flowers. He loves putting his little feet in the grass. It’s so grounding—for both of us.’ It all sounds very wholesome, and it is. But it’s also the product of deliberate, hard-earned wisdom. Miranda has built a life that holds space for ritual, softness, structure—and joy. ‘I just really want them to grow up knowing that they are deeply loved,’ she says. ‘That home is a sanctuary. That presence matters more than perfection.’

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But don’t let the homegrown rituals fool you. Miranda Kerr is still a boss. She remains closely involved in product formulation and packaging of KORA Organics, but has a deep-rooted trust in her team to run operations. ‘I used to micromanage everything,’ she admits. ‘Now I’ve empowered my team to be in their passion. And I stay in mine.’ And yet, even in this evolved, boundary-honouring version of herself, she is still asking the same question she did at thirteen: How can I shine my light, and help others shine theirs? ‘I hope my kids feel it. That they’re loved. That love is unconditional. My grandma taught me that. I want to pass it on.’ Before she logs off, she glances to the side. ‘I’ve got to run—there’s a tea party waiting for me.’ Of course there is. And just like that, Miranda Kerr—model, mogul, mother, mystic—floats off to steep her tea, arrange a few garden flowers, and continue quietly building her legacy of love.

Interviewed by TESSA PATRICK
Photography NINO MUÑOZ
Styling JESSICA PASTER
Hair ERICA VERRETT
Makeup NICOLE KONOVALOFF
Creative Direction STEVEN FERNANDEZ
Executive Producer TIM PHIN
Producer TESSA PATRICK
Digital Tech BRETT PANELLI
1st Assistant KURT MANGUM
2nd Assistant BRIAN KENDALL
3rd Assistant KEVIN FAULKNER
Stylist Assistant HALEY SANFORD
Talent Management KRISTAL FOX
Production Assistant ALLY DOLL
Furniture LIGNE ROSET LOS ANGELES