After winning "Australia's Next Top Model", Burdeu appeared in an ad campaign for Green With Envy, a fashion boutique in Melbourne, and on the cover of "Pages", an Australian fashion magazine. She modeled for several months in Singapore, appearing on the covers of "Luxury", and "Luxx Living" magazines. During her prize vacation to New York, Burdeu was signed by Elite Model Management, who helped her secure jobs in the Fall/Winter 2008 New York Fashion Week shows of designers including Proenza Schouler, Marchesa, and Marc Jacobs.