Canberra’s most beautiful catwalk models, sourced from three weeks of heats, will be competing to win the Canberra Grand Final. The winner will go on to compete at the National Final in Melbourne at Peninsula Docklands.

The September 25 Grand Final will be covered by the official fashiontv film crew (and will be aired on fashiontv) & Square, an international lifestyle magazine based around all things stylish and cool (http://squa.re)

The event will feature:

• Special guest Sophie Laver - Miss World Australia 2009
• Loy Catada - World Flair Bartending Champion making Grey Goose cocktails
• DJ Graz (Hugos Lounge Sydney)
• Kate Taylor (‘Knuckles’ from 104.7fm) as host of the event
• Catering by Australia’s best modern Chinese restaurant - Ginseng (VIP party only)
•  ftv promotional models, celebrity guests, photographers; and everything else that has made ftv parties a highlight of social calendars around the world.

Tickets available now at: http://www.outincanberra.com.au/articles/ftvdiamondmodelawardscanberragrandfinal

Red Carpet 7:00pm

VIP party (7.30pm – 9.30pm) $25 + bf Champagne on arrival and catering by Ginseng – be sure to arrive on time so you don’t miss out

General admission (9.30pm onwards) $20 + bf

Competition starts 10.00pm

Canberra’s hottest party of the year. ftv style. We love ftv.

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Leading international fashion television channel, fashiontv (ftv) will officially launch its quest for the jewel in catwalk modelling this month. The Fashion tv Diamond Model Awards is a unique, world class catwalk model search launched in Australia. The spectacle will attract the country’s most talented models to high-end venues starting from 28th of August through to the national grand final on the 2nd of November.

Zanebono is excited to announce that Meche Nightclub are the exclusive Canberra licensed partner with fashiontv, and will be hosting the 2009 event for the territory. The Canberra heats begin Friday 4th September at Meche Nightclub, followed by two more heats on Friday 11th and 18th, and the Canberra grand final held on Friday September 24th.

Contestants will be judged in categories of swimwear and eveningwear under the watchful eye of an ftv-certified panel of judges, as they compete for the prestigious title of Miss ftv Canberra. In true ftv style Meche will host an official "We Love ftv" party at the final - featuring fashiontv models, judges, celebrity guests, photographers and industry representatives.

The winner of each venue final will compete in the National grand final to be held in one of Melbourne’s most glamorous venues, Peninsula at Docklands, on Monday November 2nd, the eve of the Melbourne Cup.

The winner of the competition will be crowned Australia’s first ever fashiontv Diamond Model and will receive a prize package worth in excess of $100,000. Broadcasting in 202 countries to over 300 million households, ftv has the potential to catapult the winner of the fashiontv Diamond Model Awards into the most revered fashion circles around the globe.

Download the press release.

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The winner of fashiontv Diamond Model Awards 2009 receives incredible prizes worth in excess of $100,000, as well as invaluable exposure and opportunities.

National Miss fashiontv Diamond Model 2009 will receive:

• A professional photo shoot for her portfolio, courtesy of fashiontv. The shoot will include: professional photographer and stylist.
• The photo shoot will be filmed by the fashiontv crew and the package will be aired on fashiontv Oceania. The package will also be provided to fashiontv international.
• The winner will become a fashiontv ambassador for 12 months and will attend selected national fashiontv events, creating a priceless network of industry contacts and introductions.
•  An offer of representation for 12 months from Chadwick Model Management.
• A stunning fashiontv Swarovski® crystal trophy.
• Cash and sponsor prizes.

Canberra Miss fashiontv Diamond Model 2009 will receive:

• fashiontv Swarovski® crystal trophy.
• Return airfares, accommodation and transfers to compete at the national grand final in Melbourne
• fashiontv dress
• Nik Studio Industries full portfolio photoshoot
• Alive Health and Fitness membership for 1 year
• Spray tan vouchers and product from Faux Tan
• 1 year worth of hair styling at Cataldos Salon

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Heat One Finalists

Heat One Contestants

• Jasmina Basic
• Danneka Sheridan
• Michelle Chan
• Carla Brown
• Alexandra Bromley
• Laura Pittard
• Katherine Bramston

Check out the Heat One photos

 

 

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Heat Two Finalists

Heat Two Contestants

• Meagan Hutchinson
• Chloe Butler
• Rebecca Rummukainen
• Laura Edwards
• Iulia Lungu
• Saira Mueller
• Emily Longhurst

Check out the Heat Two photos

 

 

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Heat Three Finalists

Heat Three Contestants

• Olga Shuster
• Nina Fahey
• Sophie Jin
• Rebecka Gray
• Emma Wannell
• Amalia Stavreas
• Divya Chopra

Check out the Heat Three photos

 

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Registration

Contestants can apply:

• Online at www.diamondmodels.com.au and ensure all sections are completed accurately.
• In person at Zanebono. Proof of identity, age, and Australian citizenship should be provided as well as a copy of the registration confirmation email once registered online (see below for details).

The full competition terms and conditions are also available in the above link and must be signed, read and understood before any application can be accepted.

The venue coordinator will verify applications and, once applicants have been deemed qualified to enter and selected to proceed further in the competition, they will be contacted and will receive a contestant brief outlining the program and requirements.

Sponsorship

The fashiontv Diamond Model Awards allows Canberra sponsors to target the Canberra market, while also providing a platform for brand exposure on a nation level. The grand final after party will be promoted as an exclusive affair, attended by a fashion-savvy clientele attracted to the hype and association with the fashiontv brand. Major sponsors will have TVC brand coverage from the final that will air on the fashiontv channel during an 18 week campaign, featuring 4 × 2 minute ads daily.

The Meche grand final and after party will also be covered by the prestigious Square Magazine. Square Magazine is an international lifestyle magazine centred on style and luxury. Meche is the only venue in the country to have secured this coverage which will include the publication of event photographs as well as a feature article.

We welcome any sponsorship enquiries and hope to assist you in creating further brand awareness through an event unlike anything Canberra has seen before. Further information about tailored sponsorship packages can be attained from:

Zanebono Advertising

• Ph: (02) 6175 2700
• Email: info@zanebono.com.au

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fashiontv was founded in France in 1997 and has since become one of the most distributed satellite channels in the world. The distribution now spans across 31 satellite and 2 000 cable systems into a total confirmed reach of 388 million households in 202 countries, across six continents.

The popularity of fashiontv stems from extremely rich programming and content: 24 hours a day of fashion, style and beauty with 500 hours of new programming every year, including 300 catwalks and 60clips every season. fashiontv is the only 24/7 fashion channel worldwide and can be found in approximately 6.6 million public places and hot spots worldwide.

fashiontv has a subscriber rate of 3.1 million homes throughout Austalia and New Zealand through the Foxtel, Austar and Sky networks. Furthermore fashiontv is the second most watched channel outside of the home in Australia, running a close second to Fox Sports, with a confirmed 20 700 public venues airing fashiontv in their premises as their channel of choice.

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