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designing fresh new pieces for the finale Sponsors La Sala, Marble Arc, Janice Hair & fashion show, for the girls to wear and model down the catwalk and to repreBeauty and Aphrodite are providing venue sent the brand. Gail Howard, Claire services, clothes, and hair and Poggio and Poonam Rupani have all make up for the shoots. Tracy “We both displayed their designs at Gibraltar and Katie will be joined by a want to find Runway, with Gail recently winning well-known special guest judge, a model with the New Designer award. ‘Each basing their final judgments on a personality designer really has their own style, the entire process of the conso to put across the story of the test, from the girls’ photographs that really shines from brand, with their own touch, will be and development of skill, to within.” amazing to see on the catwalk. Gail’s personality and ability to adapt great and rightly deserved to win and build on their weaknesses. Runway. With Poonam, I love the western ‘Even though we are ultimately searching they didn’t want another pageant. They are fusion she uses in her designs, and Claire for a face, we’re looking a lot deeper than all so unique in their own way. It’s getting won the BeautyCiti awards last year, so we more difficult to choose, certain people that. Whoever the face is, that person becomes the brand’s ambassador.’ I learn that felt it was right to give her an opportunity that I wouldn’t have expected to have to get involved.’ the brand is due to be launched in 2017, really shone through. Katie’s seen “Whoever locally and then within Spain and the rest a few ladies in the line-up that she Looking back on the contestants’ the face is, of Europe. ‘It’s very natural and earthy, nareally likes the look of, she’s very development since the inception that person tive, bold colourful and back to your roots. well connected in the UK. Hopeof the contest, Tracy praises all It’s for any one.’ fully, every one of the girls gets becomes the contestants. ‘They’ve taken something out of this experience, the brand’s it extremely seriously; they were Three local designers, with knowledge of ambassador.” and not just the winner.’ �NM all quite keen to confirm that the brand’s mantra, have been tasked with
“Our youngest contestant in 19, and our eldest is 32.”
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