More than 500 beautiful people strutted their stuff in the National Convention Centre for their chance to model at this year’s edition of FASHFEST.

During the day, every task held in a very professional way by experienced FASHFEST team, each participant was  photographed, given a quick course in catwalk behavior and walk on the long catwalk to face scrutiny of the serious jury.  Only about 100 will make it to the main event in late September.

This year’s judging panel featured Hayley O’Neill, Sydney-based fashion stylist and Fashion Office Coordinator at Marie Claire Australia, who originally hails from Canberra, internationally renowned photographer Robert Coppa and the owners of Canberra’s top modelling agencies Victoria Schnable, Victoria’s Models, Tina Nikolovski, Devojka Models, and Andrea Hutchinson, HAUS Models.Music by Hamish Lardi, NeonHoney and FASHFEST’s official music director, Ashley Feraude.

This year FASHFEST will be held from September 29 to October 1.

As usual, we were there to document  the atmosphere behind the scenes –  heaps of other media were to show the official part of the event…