‘He’s opened doors for me’: Lianna Perdis proud to talk about her father Napoleon Perdis
MODEL Lianna Perdis might have a famous surname but unlike some children with famous parents, she’s not trying to separate herself from it.
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MODEL Lianna Perdis might have a famous surname but unlike some children with famous parents, she’s not trying to separate herself from it.
A week after Paris Jacksonsparked debate for refusing to answer questions about her late-father Michael Jackson, Perdis said she’s proud to talk about her dad, make-up king Napoleon.
“I do understand that it can be hard to separate yourself sometimes from your father and carve out your own niche, but I am my father’s daughter and I am in the position that I am today because of him and I can’t neglect that,” she told Confidential.
“He has opened doors for me but I am the one that has to deliver and work hard for it. I’m very lucky that he is my father and I would never put that down.”
Perdis, who bases herself in Greece with her family, returned to Australia to open last week’s prestigious Fashion Laureate Awards.
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It was a “pinch me” moment for the model who walked during Australian Fashion Week and appeared on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar Greece.
Her career has been skyrocketing ever since and this month the 17-year-old also appears on the cover of Oyster magazine and in a new campaign for Supre, with her three triplet sisters Alexia,Angelene and Athina.
“My sisters are my best friends. We are a little girl gang,” Perdis said.
“It’s all about female empowerment and getting together to support each other.”
The family are quickly becoming Australia’s answers to the Kardashians. But despite their jetsetting and lavish lifestyle, Perdis insists they are just a regular family.
“My dad seems like a really out there person but he’s very conservative, it’s not even funny,” she said.
“We have very traditional family values.”