Showgirls - representing your local show

What the Showgirl Competition is really all about - not what you may think...

2012 The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl State Finalists

The countdown to the Sydney Royal Easter Show is on and with that also means the Showgirl competition is stepping up with the Zone Finals already underway. 

For those of you not so familiar with the Showgirl Competition here is a quick brief:

Each local show has a local showgirl competition - the aim is to select a young lady as an ambassador for the local community and recognize their involvement in their local community and show. The winner then goes on to represent their town at the Zone Final.

The winners of each Zone Final (there is 7 zones across NSW) earn a place at the State Final which is hosted by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.

The Showgirl Competition provides young women with an opportunity to give something back to their community, as well as engage in their own personal development and build networks with other young women with a passion for rural NSW.

2012 The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl State Finalists at Government House in Sydney with the Governor of NSW,  Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir 

The 2013 Zone 1 Showgirl Final was hosted by Mullumbimby. Echonetdaily.net.au put together a great video on the  Zone 1 Final and I think it summaries really well what the Showgirl Competition is all about. 

~ Enjoy.

& Good luck to all the Showgirls participating in the upcoming Zone Finals across the State!

Extract from the Showgirl Information guide (www.agshowsnsw.org.au) 

Overall, the aim of the Showgirl Competition is to find a person most suited to represent young rural 

women of NSW during her term as ‘The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl’. This covers many 

official and informal situations during the Sydney Royal Easter Show, as well as her travels 

within NSW and interstate. The Society therefore seeks an articulate and presentable person 

with a pleasant personality. 

The winner will be required to meet a wide variety of people and should be able to converse 

intelligently about Australia in general and in particular her own district. She will be 

interviewed by press, radio and television and will be asked to speak about her experiences 

before a range of groups. 

The RAS defines a ‘local’ showgirl as a person with strong family, personal, educational or 

business associations within the local community. She must also be approved and nominated 

by her local Show Society and have a genuine interest in and understanding of rural and 

regional issues.

2012 The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl place-getters