Face of Redds

It was America's Next Top Model meets the search for the next Molson girl. Saturday night, I attended the Face of Redds fashion summit at Rhapsody's, in the Arcades mall. You wouldn't think you were in Africa - I honestly could have been in downtown Toronto at Milestone's watcing another high profile event (Rhapsody's has a very Milestones-ish feel complete with red illuminated waterfalls and drinks called the "Woo Woo").

With a slogan of, "the secret behind a woman's smile," I wasn't sure what to expect. Amidst the throngs of bikini-clad models (accompanied by cheering and jeering men), followed by cocktail dresses, formalwear, casual outfits and much more, I snapped as many pictures as I could and tried to understand where someone would wear these clothes in a city such as Lusaka, but the creativity from the local designers was certainly impressive.

John Chiti, DJ O.C, and a pair of hip-hop-a-la-cheesy popping twins who I plan on importing back to Canada performed in between each set, switching between singing and lip synching on top of their own tracks, something that is apparently common at live shows here.

Each model is a contestant and had a huge number written in marker pinned to her outfit - very attractive. The finals are in September and we have the next month to vote on which girl we want to be the next "Face of Redds" cider. I've got my number picked out and ready to be SMS'd to the judges. how about you?

I'll try and get some pictures up here soon so you can choose for yourself.