Deborah Hutton first appeared on the cover of Australian Cosmopolitan at 16. Since then, Deborah has become one of the most recognisable and best-known personalities of modern Australia.
Deborah was born in England but moved to Australia when still very young. She and her mother travelled extensively from Queensland to New Guinea before finally settling in Sydney.
Her modelling career began while she was still at school and led to top international contracts in Germany, Italy, and New York, where she worked with the world’s top models and photographers.
For more than 10 years Deborah represented the Myer Grace Bros Department store group as their national ambassador and spokesperson and hosted a variety of corporate functions, VIP nights and seminars.
In June 1994 the Nine Network approached Deborah to present the new series of Looking Good. The series was a huge success with two million people tuning in. It often, nationally, won its time slot. Deborah returned to host Looking Good again in 1995. During 1996-97 Deborah appeared for the Nine Network as their Resident Authority on Fashion, Beauty & Style.
Deborah has been the host of the top rating Location Location, Amazing Homes and Celebrity Overhaul. Deborah has also been a regular contributor on the Nine Network’s Fresh food programme and a guest reporter on Getaway and recently hosted Nine’s one-hour special Second Chance.
For more than ten years Deborah was an editor for The Australian Women’s Weekly. She started with the beauty pages and then went on to become the Fashion Editor and then an Editor at Large (Home). Deborah is currently a television spokesperson for the Magazine (a readership of nearly three million people).
Deborah is an ambassador for Qantas. In this role she is the presenter on the inflight video guide, seen by one million passengers per month worldwide, and acts as host for major Qantas events.
Deborah is a spokesperson for Holden endorsing and promoting its diverse range of cars. The company is delighted to be working with Deborah and feels she is the natural choice as one of Australia’s most stylish fashion ambassadors.
In September 2004 Deborah launched her range of homewares Living with Deborah Hutton for Kmart, which has been a huge success. Playing off the strength of the brand, Deborah and her creative team are working on a re-brand and re-launch in the near future.
In 2006 Deborah became the brand ambassador for Olay Regenerist and created her own brand of eyewear “Deborah Hutton Optical and Sun”. She is also the spokesperson for the “Living at Hyatt” development at the Hyatt Coolum on the Sunshine Coast.
Deborah gives her time generously to charitable organisations, she is a Patron of Camp Quality, and an Ambassador for Best Buddies Australia, the National Breast Cancer Foundation and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre. Deborah also continues to support the great work of Mission Australia.