Referred to as a safety net bond which helps protect the court from frivolous appeals that cost the court time and money, an appeal is always posted by the losing party in a court case. In an appeal, a court case is brought before a higher court.
IMG Models, which has offices in New York, Milan, Paris, London and Hong Kong, represents some of the biggest names in the business, from the world number 1 and 2 Lara Stone and Joan Smalls, to Kate Moss, Gisele Bundchen, Daria Werbowy and, outside Australia, Australians Miranda Kerr, Ajak Deng and Montana Cox.
Gates has starred in campaigns for Miu Miu (by Steve Meisel), Costume National, and Target. She also appeared on the July/August 2011 cover of fr:Jalouse magazine. She is currently signed to M Model Management.