INTERVIEW with Brisbane Fashion Month 2023 Designer - kimbralou

Susana: My fellow Phil/Aus queen Catriona Gray, fun fact we did the same degree and finished school around the same time! I just love that she didn’t let the haters who were bodyshaming her in the lead up to Miss Universe get to her. She rose above and WON! Her style is also so inspirational!

SL: Hi there, my name is Skyla Lauch, I am 23 years old from Melbourne and am a very proud Aboriginal woman who’s people are from the Gunditjmara Kirrae Wurrung Bundjalung tribes. I work full time as a cultural educator and part time as a model.

I am a full-time prosthetic legs user and pharmacist by background, currently working in public health policy and studying a Master of Public Health.

I’m Emily and my pronouns are they/them. I’m 25 and I’m currently living on stolen Wurundjeri land in Melbourne, but I’m originally from Noongar Country in Perth. I am a LGBTQIA+, disabled, and neurodiverse young person from a refugee and migrant background

Hi! I’m Micah Dawanyi, I’m 21 years old, and I’m a licensed coach, author, and artist. As a coach, I’ve used my nonprofit sports training business to serve underfunded and marginalized communities and bring them access to quality training programs. As an author and artist, I use my writing and creative work to advocate for issues that resonate with me like social injustice and mental health awareness. In college I was enrolled in a dual studies program that focused on health science and psychology, which definitely fuels my mental health advocacy work. My latest book “Battle Scars & Blossoms: A Journey Through the Mind” is actually a fiction that deals with mental health and specifically the dangers of emotional suppression.