By Callum Ludwig
An Upper Yarra resident is set to compete for the title of 2022 Top Model Australia Model Search competition in the National Final on Sunday 10 July.
Violet Hall will take to the runway at Q Events at 123 Queen Street, Melbourne with other spiring models from around the country looking to launch their aspiring careers.
Ms Hall said she is definitely very nervous about the event.
“I feel like I ended up going straight into the national final with no preparation, but mostly I am very excited,” she said.
“At first my agency reached out to me to see if I was interested in trying for the Miss World competition, and I gave it a go and went to the casting where the director asked if I would compete in the National Final. It’s an incredible opportunity, but I have no idea how this happened and I’m so thankful.”
Ms Hall did some modelling as a child, before giving it up as she went through school and returned to the industry last summer, doing a short course with Tanya Powell Model Agency, which has given her more opportunities.
Ms Hall said she has a number of ways she is preparing for the event.
“ I am making sure I’m looking after myself, drinking lots of water, getting exercise. I haven’t had a whole lot of time to prepare, because I’ve been doing a lot of short winter intensive courses at uni, but I have had a couple of private lessons with a coach and am practising my walk every day,” she said.
“My modelling instructor said to just give yourself a name, like pretend you are Gigi Hadid or something, and then you go back to who you are when you’re off the catwalk and it really helps you to get into a different mindset. You don’t get too nervous if you are a different person.”
Beyond modelling, Ms Hall is studying a Bachelor of Science at Melbourne University and enjoys fashion, art and horse riding, having also tried her hand at a number of other activities and attractions in the Yarra Ranges.
“I love living on a farm, I’ve lived on a cattle farm my whole life, I love the Yarra River and the snow and the views and all the people are really friendly. I work at the Alpine in Warburton and it’s just a lovely place to work, getting to meet all the locals and tourists,” Ms Hall said.
“Lots of people know my parents, but those who know me know I’ve had my fair share of doing everything in the Valley. I’ve tried to take every opportunity from horse-riding to tennis competitions and I even played golf for a little while at the golf club.”
The selected winner of the competition will win the trip of a lifetime to compete in London on the
International stage, and walk in London Fashion Week in September 2022.
