Erin is gunning for the second most powerful job in a major city...
but an awkward detail from her past has emerged Erin Deering is running for Deputy Lord Mayor in Melbourne Fashion entrepreneur is standing on a pro-business ticket Her memoir reveals she attempted to smuggle bikinis into China READ MORE: Founder of world famous bikini brand reveals depression battle By Max Aitchison For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:19, 30 September 2024 | Updated: 08:19, 30 September 2024 e-mail View comments A multi-millionaire bikini boss who is gunning for a new career in politics has defended attempting to smuggle swimwear into China to allegedly avoid paying tax. Erin Deering, co-founder of the multi-million-dollar Triangl swimwear brand worn by the likes of Margot Robbie and Kendall Jenner , is running for Deputy Lord Mayor in Melbourne 's council elections next month. Ms Deering is standing alongside environmentalist and former Acting Lord Mayor Aaron Wood on a pro-business platform aimed at scrapping red tape and boosting the local economy.
But past comments have since resurfaced about how Ms Deering once attempted to 'illegally' evade tax in the early days of her bikini business, which she set up with her ex-husband and former AFL star Craig Ellis in Hong Kong in 2012. In her memoir Hanging By a Thread, published last year, Ms Deering revealed how the pair 'decided to illegally drive the stock across the border to their new factory in in Shenzen. 'A huge risk, but one we took .
