Jessica Rowe shares snaps of her stunning model daughter Allegra at her school formal: 'Proud mama moment'

Jessica Rowe was every inch the proud mum on Friday when she saw her daughter Allegra off to her school formal.

The TV presenter-turned-podcaster, 54, took to Instagram on Saturday to share a series of photos of the auspicious occasion.

Allegra, 18, looked stunning in a shimmering gold gown that showed off her svelte figure.

The burgeoning model wore her blonde locks back in a low, tight bun with a middle part and finished her outfit with a small white clutch.

Allegra appeared chuffed to be in the company of her date, who accompanied her perfectly in a Dark Blue suit that he matched with a sky-blue shirt and silver tie.

One photo showed proud parents Jess and her husband Peter Overton doting over their daughter as she prepared to mark the special milestone.

'Proud mama moment,' Jess captioned the family pic.

Another photo showed Peter happily hugging one of Allegra's pals as his daughter and her date watched on, beaming with excitement. 

Allegra made people sit up an take notice during an appearance at Australian Fashion Week last year.

The 17 year old admitted that her mother helped out when it came to getting a foot in the door of the competitive industry.

Allegra told Stellar Magazine that Jess placed a call when she first began to express an interest in the fashion world.

'I've always had a dream of modelling. I've loved fashion and styling different pieces from a very young age, including some from my mum's wardrobe' the blonde beauty tells the publication.

'When I was in Year 9, I became really curious and interested, so Mum got in touch with her old agency from when she did modelling when she was around my age'.

The model's Channel Nine news presenter father Peter told the publication that he was filled with pride over Allegra's efforts to achieve her goals.

'She knows modelling can be tough on many fronts, but no matter what, she told me she wants to give it a red hot go – and that attitude makes me proud' he said.

Allegra has her sights sets scoring some gigs on the runways of Paris next.

The leggy blonde looked every inch the supermodel as she strutted down the runway at the Rory William Docherty show at Carriageworks in Sydney, while her proud mother looked on back in May.

The proud parental moment comes after Peter opened up about his shock health scare that left him unable to talk for a week.

The 9News veteran, 58, was recently forced off air to undergo surgery on his vocal chords after doctors discovered a polyp.

Peter admitted that while on six weeks annual leave he noticed his voice was becoming 'husky and raspy' which prompted a visit to the GP.

He was then referred to an ear nose and throat specialist, who quickly ordered surgery to remove the polyp.

'They stick a camera up your nose and then down into your vocal cord, and then on a big screen, you see your vocal cords,' Peter told News Corp.

'And I saw this. It was like a big blister, a lump just hanging off the cord.'

Peter added he was terrified by the ordeal, especially because the surgery left him unable to talk for a week.

'I must admit, it scared the living daylights out of me,' he said.

'So I was operated on three days later and they lasered it off. Then I was in hospital for a day, and then home, and then no talking for over a week.'

He added that being unable to talk required quite the adjustment.

'It was interesting being mute,' he said.

'If I went to get the milk, I’d write an email to myself and it would say I’d have to show it to someone!'

The broadcasting veteran added he had been seeing a speech pathologist as part of his recovery.