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By Ben Leahy
t might be one small step on a catwalk,but for Karratha student and aspiringmodel Lisa-Marie Rodd it will be a gianteap.
The Karratha High School student nextmonth ies to the US to walk the runwayor prominent Australian designer Ruth
Tarvydas at New York Fashion Week.
New to modelling, Lisa-Marie won
ast years amateur Pilbara Girl beautypageant in which local girls participate inconfdence boosting public speaking andmodelling programs and has only takenhe occasional ashion job since.
So the transition rom the Pilbarased dirt runways to modelling in ront o
more than 400 celebrities at the AltmanBuilding in one o the worlds mostmportant ashion shows is likely to be anexciting and daunting challenge.
But she said the trip organised bycommunity groups Roebourne Girls FXAcademy and the Luke Adams Foundationwas deliberately designed to broaden herhorizons.
This is the frst time I have travelledoverseas and I am excited to be going toNew York and participating in FashionWeek, Lisa-Marie said.
[But] I am also hoping to developmy leadership skills urther so that I canbe a role model or other girls in thecommunity when I come home.
Lisa-Maries New York trip will be theecond time girls rom the Roebourne FX
Academy have visited the Big Apple.
The academy uses un artistic pursuits,uch as song, dance, drama and modelling,
as a way to address issues within the localcommunity such as sel-esteem, sexual andwomens health, drug and alcohol abuse,healthy liestyles and uture direction.
That means Lisa-Marie will also meetwith school students in Brooklyn and theBronx as part o a cultural exchange.
I am looking orward to meetingother students my own age and seeinghow dierent their lives are to mine in
he Pilbara, she said.
Brendan Parker rom the Luke AdamsFoundation said the idea o the nine-daytrip was to show Lisa-Marie the widerworld in the hope she will gain inspirationand come back and share that experiencewith local girls.
And with Lisa-Marie to also do a photoshoot in New York or the SKYE andStaghorn brands beore coming back andparticipating in the Perth Fashion Festival,so much the better i the trip helpedlaunch her career.
From our point o view it is aboutproviding opportunities to young peoplelike her, and i she can grab that and runwith it that is brilliant, Brendan said.
There is nothing wrong with thesegirls going away to chase their dreamsas long as they retain that connection totheir local community and come back andshare what they have learned and inspireother kids.
Lisa-Marie will walk the runways in NewYork on September 7 and in Perth onSeptember 14.
She will also return to the Pilbara withdesigner Ruth Tarvydas and leadingIndigenous model Samantha Harris onSeptember 16-17.
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