Sydney's Underwater Models

Tired of the usual fashion shows where catwalk queens ramped through the stage in blank faces and unusual clothes? Try this one: In Australia, a fashion show made a washout impact through the help of its Sydney's underwater models.

There was no runway in sight, only a large tank of water. The models who were dressed in their most gorgeous outfits climbed up a ladder and plunged into the water – delighting the onlookers for the first public underwater fashion shoot in Australia.

Sponsored by women's magazine Cosmopolitan and skincare label Neutrogena, the nine models who posed underwater were very professional as they tried to look glamorous despite the cool spring temperatures.

"It's fairly hard to look glamorous under water. We had to get specialist make up that doesn't run. The hair and the hands can go everywhere, the success rate is less, so you just take more pictures," commented the official event photographer Daniel Smith.

Aside from Sydney's underwater models who have to remain poised despite the cold underwater temperature, the hair and make-up artists' “poise” were also tested. "I felt sorry for the hair and makeup artists because they spent so long doing my hair and makeup and as soon as I got in it just washed away, but it's all fun," said Jaynie Seal, a television weather presenter.