Lindy Rama-Ellis
{{short description|Australian-Indonesian model}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lindy Rama-Ellis
| image = Lindy Klim (16977201144).jpg
| caption = Lindy in 2015
| other_names = Lindy Klim
| birth_name = Lindy Rama
| occupation = Model
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Michael Klim|2006|2016}}
- {{marriage|Adam Ellis|2018|2024|end=separated}}
}}
| children = 4
}}
Lindy Rama-Ellis (née Rama, previously Klim) is an Australian-Indonesian model and entrepreneur.
Early life
Rama-Ellis' mother, Frances Parker, was a school teacher in Arnhem Land when she took a cheap holiday to Bali where she met Anak Agung Oka Rama.{{Cite web|title=Lindy Klim reveals what life is like in 'ghost town' Bali during COVID - Latest Celebrity News|url=https://salten.cz/gossip/2021/05/03/lindy-klim-reveals-what-life-is-like-in-ghost-town-bali-during-covid/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=salten.cz|language=en-US}} Rama-Ellis was born a Balinese princess and grew up in the palace before moving to Tasmania with her mother after her parents divorced when she was three.{{Cite web|last=Rocca|first=Jane|date=2020-12-05|title=Lindy Rama−Ellis: 'Without Michael I wouldn't be where I am today'|url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/lindy-rama-ellis-without-michael-i-wouldn-t-be-where-i-am-today-20201202-p56jzt.html|access-date=2021-09-16|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2014-11-20|title=The Tale Of Lindy, Stella, Rocco & Frankie Klim {{!}} Mom Lifestyle Blogs {{!}}|url=https://thegracetales.com/lindyklim/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=The Grace Tales|language=en-US}} Rama-Ellis' uncle, Ida Cokorde Pamecutan XI, was the king of Denpasar and she stated that she didn't know she was part of the royal family because she didn't have much contact with her dad after the divorce.{{Cite web|date=2015-09-13|title=Lindy Klim On Balancing Work And Family, And Life In Bali|url=https://rescu.com.au/lindy-klim-on-milk-co-balancing-work-and-family-and-life-in-bali/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=RESCU|language=en-AU}}
Des, her maternal grandfather became like her father in Australia and often took her fishing and camping. Her stepfather Mike, came into her life when she was five and would often pick her up from dance lessons and school.
Career
At the age of 20, Rama-Ellis began modeling and walked in high-end fashion shows like Gucci and Chanel.{{Cite web|title=5 minutes with natural beauty, Lindy Klim|url=https://benaturallyou.com/lindy-klim/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=benaturallyou.com}} She attended New York fashion week in 2008 representing top Australian designer, Toni Maticevski.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} Early in her career Rama-Ellis stated that she had a bad body image and dropped down to weigh just 42 kilograms at her lowest.{{Cite web|title=Lindy Rama-Ellis On Beauty, Finding Balance And Intimate Care|url=https://graziamagazine.com/articles/lindy-rama-ellis/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Grazia|language=en-US}}
She is a regular attendee of both Sydney and Melbourne fashion weeks and has been an ambassador for "La Mer" and designed a collection with brand "Mercer + Reid".{{Cite web|title=Lindy Klim interview 2018 {{!}} The MECCA Memo|url=https://www.mecca.com.au/on/demandware.store/Sites-MeccaAU-Site/default/Page-Show?cid=lindy-klim|access-date=2021-09-16|website=MECCA AU|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Lindy Klim|url=http://www.adairs.com.au/cp/lindy-klim/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Adairs}}
Rama-Ellis and Klim co-owned "Milk & Co" skin care.{{Cite web|title=Michael and Lindy Klim on making their marriage work|url=https://www.nowtolove.com.au/relationships/relationship-advice/michael-and-lindy-klim-on-making-their-marriage-work-31636|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Now To Love|language=en}} What started out as a men's range of products, Rama-Elis expanded the line to include a range for children.
In 2017, Rama-Ellis launched a fashion label named "Rama Voyage".{{Cite web|date=2018-08-02|title=Lindy Rama-Ellis, Designer|url=https://www.beauticate.com/who/entrepreneurs/lindy-klim-designer-entrepreneur/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Beauticate|language=en-US}}
In 2020, Rama-Ellis launched "Fig Femme", a wellness brand that encourages open and honest self-care by selling items such as a vulva mask.{{Cite web|title=About FIG|url=https://fig-femme.co.uk/pages/about|access-date=2021-09-16|website=fig femme uk|language=en}}
Personal life
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At 16, Rama-Ellis started a relationship with musician and future contestant on The Voice, Cam Tapp who was 26 when they met. The couple were together for ten years and lived in South London together for four years whilst Tapp pursued his career in music. After the 2004 Athens Olympics, Rama-Ellis was a model for Myer when she met her future husband, Olympic swimmer Michael Klim on the catwalk. She credits her relationship with Klim for teaching her how to be confident. Rama-Ellis married Michael Klim in 2006 and divorced in 2016.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-16|title=Lindy Klim and children contract dengue fever in Bali, but avoid hospital due to COVID-19 risk|url=https://www.bountyparents.com.au/news-views/lindy-klim-dengue-fever/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Bounty Parents|language=en-AU}}{{Cite web|last=Lal (1)|first=Chloe|title=Michael and Lindy Klim announce their split|url=https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/celeb-news/michael-and-lindy-klim-announce-their-split-24095|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Now To Love|language=en}} The couple have two daughters and a son together and spent much of their relationship living between Bali and Melbourne.
Two years after her divorce from Klim in August 2018, Rama-Ellis remarried with British property developer Adam Ellis and the pair welcomed a daughter in December 2017. The couple married in 2018. In 2024, the pair separated.{{Cite news |last=Domjen |first=Briana |date=2024-10-25 |title=Lindy Klim and Adam Ellis separate after six years of marriage |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment%2Flindy-klim-and-adam-ellis-separate-after-six-years-of-marriage%2Fnews-story%2F854976959d58674f2ff4d5ccb1034441 |access-date=2024-11-02 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}
Her father Oka Rama died of heart problems a few weeks after the birth of Rama-Ellis' first child.
Rama-Ellis has lent supports to charities including Brainwave, Sids, Bali Orphanage, Sumba Foundation and the Witchery (Silver Diary) Ovarian Cancer Campaign.
In 2020, Rama-Ellis and her family suffered from Dengue fever.
References
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Category:Australian female models