High-school senior Lianna Perdis is no regular girl. She’s a model, covergirl and co-creator of her own make-up line

A jet-setting lifestyle rests easily on this busy teenager’s shoulders

The jet-setting lifestyle rests easily on Lianna Perdis’s shoulders. Pictures: John Fotiadis

• Who: Model and co-creator of the Total Bae make-up line for Napoleon Perdis cosmetics, Lianna Perdis

• Where: Two-storey terrace-style hom in Double Bay she shares with her family, when in Sydney

• Favourite thing: Horse head stature. I just love this peice, it’s so gorgeous. The horse is such a beautiful, strong animal and I love that it looks so alive with the mane moving with it

• Inspiration: My dad. I love the way he puts things together. Just like his personality, there are so many different layers and trends in our home. We might go shopping at the flea markets and he’ll find something really interesting and we’ll all try to figure out together where it should go at home

• Home is: Where my family is. Right now, most of the time that’s in Athens, Greece, but we always come back to Australia

LIANNA Perdis may consider herself just a regular girl mixing it up with her Year 11 school mates, but this young beauty is far from, having graced the cover of Girlfriend magazine and the pages of Russh.

Chic Model Management was quick to sign the young model, even though the eldest daughter of cosmetic entrepreneur Napoleon Perdis resides in Athens for most of the year.

To add to her blooming CV, the high-school senior is also the face and co-creator of the Total Bae make-up line, which is an off-shoot of the Napoleon Perdis brand.

“It’s basically an extra leg of the Napoleon brand, but it’s social media-inspired with emoji designs on the packaging. It’s an ever-evolving range, and it’s all about feeling youthful,” says Lianna.

“Ever since I was a little girl I would go backstage with my dad at fashion week and watch him do make-up.

AT HOME WITH CAROLINE O’CONNOR

“It’s something I’ve always wanted to be a part of and now I am of a certain age where I can be more involved.

“I helped produce the range, travelling to Milan and Tokyo — I just wanted to be involved in every part of the Total Bae brand. My dad wanted to call it Total Babe, but I said, ‘nope, that just won’t work’.”

Lianna left Australia with her parents and triplet sisters when she was five, and has spent the last 10 years living in America, before the family relocated again, this time to Athens.

Regardless of which continent she finds herself on, Australia always beckons.

“I’m 16 and have lived in three continents and every place is a part of me in different ways. Ultimately, I’m Greek-Australian with an American accent.”

Slim Aarons print: This photo was taken in Palm Springs and it’s the centrepiece of this house. It’s just reminds me of summertime and being happy.

Butterfly: They are my spirit animal. I was about 10 when we bought this in a store in Sydney. There was a whole collection of them, but we got this one because blue is my favourite colour, so I had to have it. I wanted to take it back to America, but it stayed here.

Table with face: This is so cute. I love that it’s metallic and has a face on it. My parents are quite relaxed about their furniture. Some people have lounge rooms where you can’t touch anything, but we have never been like that.

Eyes: In Greek culture the eyes are a way of shooing away evil. I always wear eyes as jewellery on me somewhere.

Books, including An Anthology of Poetry by Emanuel Perdis (Vol. 1 & 2): My uncle wrote these. It’s a bunch of poetry and sometimes at a dinner party, my dad would open one up and read a poem, and that’s when the dinner party would start. They’re beautiful poems.

Saint Laurent vintage rollerskates: These remind me of an era I wasn’t born into, but that I love. I love how there are antique pieces mixed with modern all through our house. The style of the house is edgy and layered.

Plane: We bought this plane in a big vintage store. It’s just a beautiful piece and I love it because we travel and spend a lot of time together on a plane as a family. It’s quite large so we had to get a special box made to ship it to Australia.