A Caroline Springs man has been named the Shein Runway Mr Runway Supermodel Australia.
Niyamat Singh took out the award at a Runway competition event in Sydney on Sunday, October 16.
Contestants walked the runway in three different outfits, and performed in a talent competition.
Mr Singh was awarded the overall Mr Runway title, as well as the people’s choice award, and the talent award for his acting performance.
Shannon McHale from Sydney was named Miss Runway Supermodel Australia.
The event is considered a key pathway into the fashion industry in Australia, and the winners will receive an all-paid registration including accommodation to a week-long IMTA Convention in Los Angeles 2023.
Mr Singh said it felt like fate that he won, because on the day he missed his flight, and spent $500 on another one, when he only had $600 to his name.
“I still paid that because I believed in myself, and god helped me, I got the flight one hour later, but I reached Sydney, I performed, and I won,” he said.
“It’s all about believing in yourself.”
Mr Singh has been modelling for three years, studied at the Australian Academy of Modelling, and runs a successful Instagram page.
He said he feels fortunate to have found his passion early in life.
“Straight away I ran into my profession and ran into my passion, like what I love to do, instead of working or doing something which I don’t need to do,” he said.
“[Winning] felt the greatest of all time, because we worked really hard and we followed the passion to the success from day one and finally we made it.”
Liam McNally
